Linear-Patterned Slopes in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of the Central Mackenzie River Valley

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Crampton, C.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1974
• Subjects: Active layer; Fort Simpson; Mackenzie River; Norman Wells; Arctic; Mackenzie river; permafrost
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65935

In the Mackenzie River Valley between Norman Wells and Fort Simpson a study of the character, distribution and orientation of gently-inclined, linear-patterned slopes revealed that most northeast-facing, lichen-covered slopes have permafrost within about 10-25 inches of the surface, and display evid...