Borehole «Illisarvik» (at site «Mackenzie Delta», Canada) inactive

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Permafrost Setting

Permafrost Thickness m
Permafrost Zone Continuous

Environmental Setting

Vegetation Type Tundra
Vegetation
Hydrology
Landform Pleistocene outwash plain covered by till veneer.
Lithology Upper 4 m till, with high ice content. Ice bonded sand below.
Morphology Top of small hill. Edge of hill 75 m distant
Description
Slope 0°
Aspect 0°
Prior Records August 2007. Annually.

Description

MAGT  (C) : -6.6 MAGT Depth (m) : 20.0 MA ... [more]

Measurement Method

Drilling

Drilling Method Water jet drilling
Date Drilled 2006-01-01
Depth 50 m
Drilling Angle 90°
Diameter cm
Deepest Sensor 5 m

Accessibility

Type Summer: helicopter, winter: snow machine. No road access.
Distance From Road m

Disturbance(s)

Disturbance
Distance m
Disturbance (Other)
Distance m

Contact(s)

Responsible Person
Chris R. Burn ORCID
Carleton University, Dept of Geography and Environmental Studies
1125 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 Ottawa
Canada

Location

Elevation: 11.8 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 69.48°, -134.59°
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How to cite this borehole

Chris R. Burn: Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Illisarvik» (Canada). Additional Code: CA 169, GTN-P PID: pt/364.
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Related Publication(s)

Burn, C.R., and Kokelj, S.V. 2009. The environment and permafrost of the Mackenzie Delta area. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 20(2): 83-105. doi: 10.1002/ppp.655.
Entry created: 2024-08-21 12:14, Entry last modified: 2026-05-15 11:44 – Time Zone: UTC/GMT -07:00
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