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- Sabine Nolte
- G. Peter Kershaw
- Bonnie J. Gallinger
Abstract
A simulated transport corridor or right‐of‐way (ROW) and pipeline trench were constructed in a decadent Picea mariana stand underlain by permafrost 10 km north of Tulita, NWT. Between 1986 and 1990 thaw depth was monitored. Initially, the mean thaw depth in the undisturbed control forest was 35·0 cm (19 August 1986). By 1990, thaw depth had increased by 75% (26·4 cm) in the control forest, by 212% (74·3 cm) on the ROW and by 320% (111·9 cm) in the trench. The rate of increase slowed in 1990 with the result that the trench had its greatest mean thaw depth in 1989 (162·7 cm). The 1990 reduction in the increase of thaw depth was attributed to a relatively cold year (mean daily air temperature: −6·4 °C). Mean daily ground surface temperatures during the 1990 observation period (February to August) ranged from −4·0 to +19·9 °C in the control forest and from −3·3 to 26·0 °C in the trench. Thaw depth increased mainly due to the combined efforts of an increase in ground temperatures associated with surface alterations on the ROW and trench and an overall regional warming trend that affected the disturbances as well as the control area. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Un corridor de transport simulé et un tranchée de pipe‐line ont été installés dans un boisement décadent de Picea mariana sous lequel existe un pergélisol, 10 km au nord de Tulita, dans les Territoires du Nord‐Ouest. Entre 1986 et 1990, la profondeur de dégel a été enregistrée. Au départ, la profondeur moyenne de dégel dans la forêt non perturbée était de 35 cm (19 août 1986). En 1990, la profondeur s'était accrue de 75% (26·4 cm) dans la forêt non perturbée, de 212% (74·3 cm) dans le corridor et de 320% (111·9 cm) dans la tranchée. L'évolution a été ralentie en 1990, de telle sorte que la tranchée a été dégelée sur sa plus grande profondeur en 1989 (162·7 cm). La réduction de la profondeur dégelée a été attribuée à une année relativement froide (température moyenne journalière de l'air de −6·4 °C). Les températures moyennes journalières de la surface du sol pendant la période d'observation de 1990 (février à août) ont varié de −4·0 °C à+19·9 °C dans la forêt qui sert de référence, et de −3·3 °C à+26·0 °C dans la tranchée. La profondeur de dégel s'est accrue principalement à la suite de l'augmentation des températures du sol due d'une part aux altérations de la surface dans la tranchée et sur la piste de transport simulée, et d'autre part à un réchauffement régional qui a affecté la région étudiée. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Suggested Citation
Sabine Nolte & G. Peter Kershaw & Bonnie J. Gallinger, 1998.
"Thaw depth characteristics over five thaw seasons following installation of a simulated transport corridor, Tulita, NWT, Canada,"
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(1), pages 71-85, January.
Handle:
RePEc:wly:perpro:v:9:y:1998:i:1:p:71-85
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199801/03)9:13.0.CO;2-4
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