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Influence of climatic and terrain factors on ground temperatures at three locations in the permafrost region of Canada

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Conference2nd International Conference on Permafrost, July 1972, Yakutsk, Siberia
Subjectpermafrost; soils; climatic loads; geothermics; cold regions
Abstract
Regular periodic measurements (at least monthly) of ground temperatures are being taken by the Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada, at three locations in northern Canada to assess the influence of climatic and terrain factors on permafrost. These are Thompson, Manitoba (55 degrees 48 minutes N, 97 degrees 52 minutes W), situated in the southern part of the discontinuous permafrost zone, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (62 degrees 28 minutes N, 114 degrees 27 minutes W), in the northern part of the discontinuous permafrost zone, and Devon Island (76 degrees N), located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Queen Elizabeth Islands) in the northern part of the continuous zone. Ground temperature measurements with thermocouple cables down to the 15-m depth in various types of terrain are being taken at these locations and analyzed to determine the range of mean annual ground temperatures that may exist at any one site in the permafrost region.
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PublisherNational Academy of Sciences
PlaceWashington, D.C., United States
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  • North American contribution to the 2nd International Conference on Permafrost (1973): 27–34.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
IdentifierDBR-RP-593
NRC numberNRCC 13844
NRC-IRC-2717
NPARC number20374048
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