Thermal Disturbances in Permafrost Due to Open Pit Mining and Tailings Impoundment
The paper is concerned with thermal disturbances in continuous permafrost due to open pit mining and tailings impoundment in the cold regions of Northern Canada. Numerical simulations were conducted to investigate issues of thermal regime changes and permafrost degradation in both the short term and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Minerals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/1/35 |