Factors affecting the distribution of permafrost, Mackenzie Delta, N.W.T.

• Main Author: Smith, Michael William
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 1973
• Subjects: Inuvik; Mackenzie Delta; Ice; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32296

Variations in ground temperature regime and permafrost distribution were studied in a small area about 50 km northwest of Inuvik, N.W.T., in the east-central part of the Mackenzie Delta. The ground thermal regime is influenced by surface conditions, the nature of which varies spatially and temporall...