Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground

Electrical potentials developed during thawing of the active layer in frozen ground have been measured at a test site in Inuvik, Northwest territories. Probes containing copper electrodes spaced at regular intervals were installed vertically in a clay hummock, in an ice-rich soil at the junction of...

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Main Authors: Parameswaran, V. R., Johnston, G. H., MacKay, J. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
sol
Ice
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20375435 2023-05-15T16:37:53+02:00 Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground Parameswaran, V. R. Johnston, G. H. MacKay, J. R. 1985 text https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=de0ff41d-9cfa-4451-9c7a-864036f33284 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=de0ff41d-9cfa-4451-9c7a-864036f33284 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=de0ff41d-9cfa-4451-9c7a-864036f33284 eng eng Ground Freezing: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Ground Freezing, 4th International Symposium on Ground Freezing, August 5, 1985, Sapporo, Japan, ISBN: 90-6191-604-6, Volume: 1, Publication date: 1985, Pages: 9–15 report_number:DBR-P-1339 permafrost soils frozen ground electric potential voltage pergélisol sol sol gelé différence de potentiel potentiel électrique article 1985 ftnrccanada 2021-09-01T06:33:58Z Electrical potentials developed during thawing of the active layer in frozen ground have been measured at a test site in Inuvik, Northwest territories. Probes containing copper electrodes spaced at regular intervals were installed vertically in a clay hummock, in an ice-rich soil at the junction of three hummocks, and in a sandy gravel and reconstituted clay in wax-coated cardboard tubes placed in an adjacent hummock. The maximum voltage measured across the thaw boundary was of the order of 500mV in the fine- grained soil and about 200mV in the coarse-grained soil. The difference may be due to the larger amounts of moisture in the fine-grained soil. Les auteurs ont mesuré les potentiels électriques produits lors du dégel du mollisol dans un site expérimental situé à Inuvik, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. On a installé verticalement des sondes contenant des électrodes de cuivre disposées à intervalles réguliers dans un tertre argileux, dans un sol riche en glace à la jonction de trois tertres, ainsi que dans des tubes de carton enduits de cire, l'un rempli de gravier sableux et l'autre d'argile reconstitué, et plantés dans un tertre adjacent. La tension maximale mesurée de part et d'autre de la limite de la zone de dégel était de l'ordre de 500mV dans le sol fin et d'environ 200mV dans le sol grossier. La différence découle peut-être du plus fort degré d'humidité du sol fin. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Inuvik Northwest Territories permafrost Territoires du Nord-Ouest pergélisol National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Gravier ENVELOPE(-67.350,-67.350,-67.217,-67.217) Inuvik ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341) Northwest Territories
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topic permafrost
soils
frozen ground
electric potential
voltage
pergélisol
sol
sol gelé
différence de potentiel
potentiel électrique
spellingShingle permafrost
soils
frozen ground
electric potential
voltage
pergélisol
sol
sol gelé
différence de potentiel
potentiel électrique
Parameswaran, V. R.
Johnston, G. H.
MacKay, J. R.
Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
topic_facet permafrost
soils
frozen ground
electric potential
voltage
pergélisol
sol
sol gelé
différence de potentiel
potentiel électrique
description Electrical potentials developed during thawing of the active layer in frozen ground have been measured at a test site in Inuvik, Northwest territories. Probes containing copper electrodes spaced at regular intervals were installed vertically in a clay hummock, in an ice-rich soil at the junction of three hummocks, and in a sandy gravel and reconstituted clay in wax-coated cardboard tubes placed in an adjacent hummock. The maximum voltage measured across the thaw boundary was of the order of 500mV in the fine- grained soil and about 200mV in the coarse-grained soil. The difference may be due to the larger amounts of moisture in the fine-grained soil. Les auteurs ont mesuré les potentiels électriques produits lors du dégel du mollisol dans un site expérimental situé à Inuvik, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. On a installé verticalement des sondes contenant des électrodes de cuivre disposées à intervalles réguliers dans un tertre argileux, dans un sol riche en glace à la jonction de trois tertres, ainsi que dans des tubes de carton enduits de cire, l'un rempli de gravier sableux et l'autre d'argile reconstitué, et plantés dans un tertre adjacent. La tension maximale mesurée de part et d'autre de la limite de la zone de dégel était de l'ordre de 500mV dans le sol fin et d'environ 200mV dans le sol grossier. La différence découle peut-être du plus fort degré d'humidité du sol fin. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Parameswaran, V. R.
Johnston, G. H.
MacKay, J. R.
author_facet Parameswaran, V. R.
Johnston, G. H.
MacKay, J. R.
author_sort Parameswaran, V. R.
title Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
title_short Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
title_full Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
title_fullStr Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
title_full_unstemmed Electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
title_sort electrical potentials developed during thawing of frozen ground
publishDate 1985
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long_lat ENVELOPE(-67.350,-67.350,-67.217,-67.217)
ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341)
geographic Gravier
Inuvik
Northwest Territories
geographic_facet Gravier
Inuvik
Northwest Territories
genre Ice
Inuvik
Northwest Territories
permafrost
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
pergélisol
genre_facet Ice
Inuvik
Northwest Territories
permafrost
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
pergélisol
op_relation Ground Freezing: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Ground Freezing, 4th International Symposium on Ground Freezing, August 5, 1985, Sapporo, Japan, ISBN: 90-6191-604-6, Volume: 1, Publication date: 1985, Pages: 9–15
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