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Essai de Cartographie du Pergélisol Discontinu à l'Aide d'un SIG: Détroit de Manitounuk, Québec Nordique, Canada

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  • Éric Ménard
  • Michel Allard
  • Yves Michaud

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Deux variables (formations superficielles et structures végétales) ont été introduites numériquement à l'intérieur d'un SIG afin d'élaborer une carte de distribution du pergélisol à l'échelle régionale. Une seconde carte de la distribution du pergélisol réalisée par photo‐interprétation et levés de terrain a pu être comparée avec celle obtenue à l'aide du SIG. Les deux cartes concordent à un taux de 92%. L'analyse des variables a permis de constater l'importance marquée des formations superficielles sur la répartition du pergélisol. Dans la région pilote, la nature du sol doit être considérée comme la variable la plus significative. Les zones pergélisolées se retrouvent presque exclusivement dans les silts argileux et dans les tills à matrice fine. La physionomie végétale, par le biais du contrôle qu'elle exerce sur le couvert nival, s'avère la principale variable complémentaire permettant de cartographier précisément la présence de pergélisol à l'intérieur des zones de sédiments fins. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Two variables (surficial deposits, vegetation assemblages) were entered numerically into a GIS which allowed the production of a permafrost regional map. A second permafrost map produced by air photo interpretation and precise field work were compared with the GIS‐produced map. The two maps are similar at 92%. In the test region, surficial deposits stand out as the most significant control factor of permafrost distribution: permafrost areas appear almost exclusively in the clayey silts of the Tyrrell Sea and in the fine matrix till under several bare drumlin ridges. Vegetation cover, which controls snow depth, comes out as the second variable that allows detailed mapping of permafrost within the fine sediment areas. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Éric Ménard & Michel Allard & Yves Michaud, 1997. "Essai de Cartographie du Pergélisol Discontinu à l'Aide d'un SIG: Détroit de Manitounuk, Québec Nordique, Canada," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 8(2), pages 237-244, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:8:y:1997:i:2:p:237-244
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199732)8:23.0.CO;2-D
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