Studies on Seasonal Changes in the Temperature Gradient of the Active Layer of Soil at Fort Churchill, Manitoba

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Brown Beckel, D.K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1957
• Subjects: Atmospheric temperature; Measurement; Plant cover; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Soils; Snow cover; Temperature; Thickness; Water content of snow; Water level; Wetlands; Frozen ground; Active layer; Fort Churchill; Arctic; Churchill
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66812

Reports Canadian Defence Research Board's study, 1950-54. Experiments on rates of freeze and thaw of the active layer are described, showing the effects of surface cover, snow cover and characteristics determining the ability of the soil to conduct and absorb heat. Soil temperatures at varying...