Hydrology of discontinuous permafrost: Effects of permafrost plateau geometry on subsurface drainage

B. Christensen, M. Hayashi, W.L. Quinton

In the proceedings of: GEO2010 Calgary: 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 6th Canadian Permafrost Conference

Session: M3-D

ABSTRACT: A relationship between the runoff timing and basic geometric parameters for peat plateaus in the discontinuous permafrost zone of the Northwest Territories, Canada was developed. Numerical simulations of idealized plateaus were used to develop the relationship and were compared to the runoff timing of irregular plateaus from the Scotty Creek basin, Northwest Territories.

RÉSUMÉ: Une relation entre le moment où les eaux de ruissellement et les paramètres de base géométrique pour plateaux de tourbe dans la zone de pergélisol discontinu des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, le Canada a été élaboré. Des simulations numériques de plateaux idéalisée ont été utilisés pour développer les relations et ont été comparés à la date du ruissellement des plateaux irréguliers du bassin Scotty Creek, TN-O 1 INTRODUCTION

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