Permafrost-related landforms and geotechnical data compilation, Yellowknife to Grays Bay corridor region, Slave geological province / P.D. Morse, R.J.H. Parker, S.L. Smith, and W.E. Sladen.: M183-2/8986E-PDF
"The purpose of this report is to present results from the first regional-scale approach to map permafrost-related landforms in the Slave Geological Province, together with a compilation of sedimentological and cryostratigraphic records for this region that have been extracted from available reports. The objectives of this study are to: i) identify and classify various permafrost-related landforms using high-resolution satellite imagery acquired for a 10-km-wide swath of land (8576 km² area of interest) aligned with the proposed corridors for the Slave Geological Province Corridor Project, NT, and the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, NU ; ii) provide quantitative measures of the distributions and densities of the set of landforms and determine their associations with surficial geology; and iii) identify and digitally compile the data from available sedimentological and cryostratigraphic records to increase its utility and accessibility. This knowledge on thaw-sensitive permafrost conditions is needed to inform decisions regarding development of resources and climate-resilient northern infrastructure, to identify potential geohazards, and to make inferences on past andfuture landscape evolution"--Introduction, page 1.
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| Department/Agency | Geological Survey of Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Permafrost-related landforms and geotechnical data compilation, Yellowknife to Grays Bay corridor region, Slave geological province / P.D. Morse, R.J.H. Parker, S.L. Smith, and W.E. Sladen. |
| Series title | Open file, 2816-7155 ; 8986 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-41). |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Geological Survey of Canada, 2023. ©2023 |
| Author / Contributor | Morse, Peter Douglass, 1975- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (v, 41 pages) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps. |
| ISBN | 9780660494227 |
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| Subject terms | Permafrost -- Northwest Territories. Permafrost -- Nunavut. Glacial landforms -- Northwest Territories. Glacial landforms -- Nunavut. Geomorphology -- Northwest Territories. Geomorphology -- Nunavut. Sedimentology -- Northwest Territories. Sedimentology -- Nunavut. Pergélisols -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Pergélisols -- Nunavut. Géomorphologie glaciaire -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Géomorphologie glaciaire -- Nunavut. Géomorphologie -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Géomorphologie -- Nunavut. Sédimentologie -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Sédimentologie -- Nunavut. |