Sensitivity of permafrost terrain in a high Arctic polar desert : an evaluation of response to disturbance near Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
A first approximation of ground ice volume for the area surrounding Eureka, Nunavut, indicates that it comprises 30.8% of the upper 5.9 m of permafrost. Volume depends on the type of ice examined, ranging from 1.8 to 69.0% in different regions of the study area. Excess ice makes up 17.7% of the tota...
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McGill University
2000
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31213 |