Cryostructures in permafrost Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, Western Artic Canada

• Main Authors: Julian Murton, Hugh M French
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: Uncategorised value; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Crumbling Point; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Cryostructures_in_permafrost_Tuktoyaktuk_Coastlands_Western_Artic_Canada/23320766

The shape and distribution of ice and sediment within frozen ground constitute its cryostructure. Observations on perennially frozen sediments in the Tuktoyaktuk coastlands enable six cryostructures to be identified: (1) structureless, (2) lenticular, (3) layered, (4) reticulate, (5) crustal, and (6...