Impacts of variations in snow cover on permafrost stability, including simulated snow management, Dempster Highway, Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories
Permafrost conditions were examined near the Dempster Highway embankment on Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories. Ground temperatures were recorded in 2013–2015 at five sites at the embankment toe and at two sites in undisturbed (control) tundra. Annual mean ground temperatures at approximately 5 m d...
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| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Arctic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0036 |