Evolution of Canadian Shield Groundwaters and Gases: Influence of Deep Permafrost

• Main Author: Stotler, Randy Lee
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2008
• Subjects: permafrost; groundwater; methane; methane hydrate; isotopes; nuclear waste; mars analogue; subpermafrost; crystalline rock; Canadian Shield; chlorine isotopes; bromine isotopes; freeze out; brines; Earth Sciences; Canada; Lupin Mine; Nunavut; Fennoscandian; glacier*; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4020

Numerous glacial advances over the past 2 million years have covered the entire Canadian and Fennoscandian Shield outcrop. During glacial advance and retreat, permafrost is expected to form in front of the glacier. The question of how permafrost and freezing impact the formation and evolution of bri...