Thaw Response of Tussock-Shrub Tundra to Experimental All-Terrain Vehicle Disturbances in South-central Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Racine, Charles H., Ahlstrand, Gary M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1991
• Subjects: All-terrain vehicles; Bogs; Drainage; Environmental impacts; Frozen ground; Permafrost; Soils; Testing; Thawing; Thermal protection of permafrost; Alaska; Southcentral; Lanes; Arctic; Ice; permafrost; toundra; Tundra; pergélisol
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64569

The vehicle-induced subsurface thaw response in a tussock tundra area was experimentally measured in relation to increasing traffic (10, 50 and 150 passes) applied by different types of lightweight (100-450 kg) all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) compared with a heavier (1200 kg) tracked Weasel (M-29) at fo...