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- 19White, Thomas Leslie
- 2Biggar, K. W.
- 2Sego, D. C.
- 1Adamczak, Kateri M.
- 1Alejandro, Alvarez
- 21Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
- 21Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of/Theses and Dissertations
- 19University of Alberta Libraries Licensed Resources
- 19University of Alberta Libraries Licensed Resources/Contaminant Behaviour in Freezing Soils and Permafrost: Fate, Transport, and Transformation
- 3Renewable Resources, Department of
- 2Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Program
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1979
Masters thesis. Examines significant aspects of hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and evidence of groundwater flow as basis for understanding groundwater distribution and development in permafrost regions. Engineering considerations on development of groundwater resources and prevention of icings...
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1980
Comprehensive, in-situ study of naturally occurring creep in ice-rich permafrost soil on a steep slope on the Great Bear River. A detailed surficial geology mapping along the Great Bear River was carried out in order to determine the most suitable field site. Coincidentally, the slope is situated...
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Soil-vegetation relationships on an involuted hill, Pleistocene Mackenzie Delta area, N.W.T.
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Masters thesis. Provides plant ecological information about an involuted hill located near Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.
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1993
Abstract: The results obtained from 14 pile load tests carried out in saline permafrost at Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, are analyzed with respect to (i) the development of load along the length of the piles as determined from strain gauges mounted along the embedded portion of the piles; (ii)...
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2004
Shotyk, W., Norenberg, T., Goodsite, M. E. G.
Abstract: An improved corer and associated equipment for obtaining continuous samples of frozen peat are described. We developed the system through laboratory and field trials-on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada in 2000 and Nordvesto, Carey Islands, Greenland, in 2001-as part of efforts to...
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Examining Historical Climate with Respect to Future Permafrost and Engineering Design: An Analysis of Common Assumptions and Calculations
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This paper examines changes in climate with respect to permafrost and engineering design in Arctic regions. Current understanding of climate changes, predictive modeling, and climate data were studied. Inconsistencies and differences were noted, discussed, and evaluated using comparisons of the...
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Active heterotrophic microbial communities from polar desert soils of the Canadian High Arctic
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Polar warming will lead to increased labile organic carbon in Arctic soils, both from the release of organic carbon stored in permafrost and increased plant production. The impact of increasing organic carbon on Arctic soil microbial community composition and activity is of great interest...