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A history of water and ice : a field guide to permafrost and environmental change in the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories / S.A. Wolfe and S.V. Kokelj.M183-2/8530E-PDF

"The purpose of this guidebook is to describe the influence of permafrost on landscape of the Yellowknife region, and to illustrate how our geological legacy has shaped the land that we live on today. It is increasingly evident that permafrost, which provides a foundation for northern ecosystems and communities, is not permanent. In many areas, permafrost is thawing in response to natural environmental disturbances, due to human activity through the development of infrastructure, and by climate warming. Understanding how these changes impact the environment and infrastructure are critical to the resilience of northern society"--Abstract, page 3.

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Department/Agency
  • Geological Survey of Canada, issuing body.
TitleA history of water and ice : a field guide to permafrost and environmental change in the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories / S.A. Wolfe and S.V. Kokelj.
Variant title
  • Field guide to permafrost and environmental change in the Yellowknife area, Northwest Territories
Series title
  • Open file ; 8530
  • NWT open report ; 2019-013
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-53).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa, Ontario : Geological Survey of Canada, 2019.
  • ©2019
Author / Contributor
  • Wolfe, Stephen Andrew, 1963- author.
Description1 online resource (53 pages) : illustrations, maps, graphs, photographs.
Catalogue number
  • M183-2/8530E-PDF
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