Numerical simulations of shallow groundwater flow and heat transport in a continuous permafrost setting under the impact of climate warming

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Shojae Ghias, Masoumeh, Therrien, René, Lemieux, Jean-Michel, Molson, John W. H.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Conseil national de recherches du Canada 2020
• Subjects: Permafrost; Groundwater; Numerical modelling; Heterogeneity; Freezing function; Pergélisol; Eaux souterraines; Modélisation numérique; Hétérogénéité; Fonction de congelation; Eau souterraine > Écoulement > Méthodes de simulation; Eau souterraine > Propriétés thermiques; Climat > Changements; Canada; Iqaluit Airport; Nunavut; Iqaluit; permafrost; pergélisol
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/38955; https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2017-0182

Numerical simulations of coupled groundwater flow and heat transport are used to address how hydrogeological conditions can affect permafrost dynamics. The simulations are based on a 2D vertical-plane conceptual model of a study site at the Iqaluit Airport, Nunavut, Canada, which includes a 50 m dee...