Permafrost Depths, Lower Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Mackay, J. Ross
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1967
• Subjects: Crustacea; Marine ecology; Winter ecology; Arctic; Arctic Red River; Fort McPherson; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; permafrost; pergélisol
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66326

Reports 1965-66 ground temperature records for seven new sites established in the lower Mackenzie valley, indicating permafrost thickness of about 350 ft for Arctic Red River, 400 ft in site 14 mi west of Fort McPherson, 350 ft or more in the south central Mackenzie Delta, and 60-100 ft at four site...