Numerical simulations of shallow groundwater flow and heat transport in a continuous permafrost setting under the impact of climate warming

• Main Authors: Shojae Ghias, Masoumeh, Therrien, René, Molson, John, Lemieux, Jean-Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Conseil national de recherches du Canada 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Nunavut; Canada; Iqaluit Airport; Iqaluit; permafrost; pergélisol
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/38955

Numerical simulations of coupled groundwater flow and heat transport are used to address how hydrogeological conditions can affect permafrost dynamics. The simulations are based on a 2D vertical-plane conceptual model of a study site at the Iqaluit Airport, Nunavut, Canada, which includes a 50 m dee...