Development of a three-dimensional geological model, based on Quaternary chronology, geological mapping, and geophysical investigation, of a watershed in the discontinuous permafrost zone near Umiujaq (Nunavik, Canada)

• Published in: Hydrogeology Journal
• Main Authors: Ouellet, Michel, Therrien, René, Banville, David-Roy, Lemieux, Jean-Michel, Fortier, Richard, Lévesque, Richard, Molson, John W. H. (John William H.)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Quaternary deposits; Permafrost; Groundwater exploration; Geological model; Canada; Eau souterraine; Pergélisols; Climat > Changements; Sédiments (Géologie); Stratigraphie; Nunavik; Umiujaq; Ice; inuit; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/38751; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02113-1

Among the few positive impacts of climate warming in cold regions, permafrost degradation can increase the availability of groundwater as a potential source of drinking water for northern communities. Near the Inuit community of Umiujaq in Nunavik, Canada, a watershed in a valley in the discontinuou...