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

• Main Authors: Shojae Ghias, Masoumeh, Therrien, René, Molson, John, Lemieux, Jean-Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2018
• Subjects: Canada; Iqaluit Airport; Nunavut; Iqaluit; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/93308; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/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...