70
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A Ground-Penetrating Radar Study of Goodream Palsas, Newfoundland, Canada

, &
Pages 173-178 | Published online: 04 May 2018

References Cited

  • Allard, M. and Seguin, M. K., 1987: The Holocene evolution of permafrost near the tree line, on the eastern coast of Hudson Bay (northern Quebec). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 24: 2206–2222.
  • Allington, K. R., 1961: The bogs of central Labrador-Ungava: an examination of their physical characteristics. Geografiska Annaler, 43: 401–417.
  • Annan, A. P. and Davis, J. L., 1978: High frequency electrical methods for the detection of the freeze-thaw interfaces. In: Proceedings of Third International Conference on Permafrost. Ottawa: National Research Council of Canada, 495–500.
  • Arcone, S. A., 1984: Pulse transmission through frozen silt. U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, CRREL Report, 84-17. 8 pp.
  • Arcone, S. A., Sellmann, P. V., and Delaney, A. J., 1982: Radar detection of ice wedges in Alaska. U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, CRREL Report, 82-43. 15 pp.
  • Brown, G., 1980: Palsa and other permafrost features in the lower Rock Creek Valley, west-central Alberta. Arctic and Alpine Research, 12: 31–40.
  • Brown, R. J. E., 1979: Permafrost distribution in the southern part of the discontinuous zone in Quebec and Labrador. Geographie Physique et Quaternaire, 33: 279–289.
  • Collins, E. I., Lichvar, R. W., and Evert, E. F., 1984: Description of the only known fen-palsa in the contiguous United States. Arctic and Alpine Research, 16: 255–258.
  • Collins, M. E., Doolittle, J. A., Rourke, R. V., 1989: Mapping the depth to bedrock on a glaciated landscape with ground-penetrating radar. Soil Science Society of America, Journal, 53: 1806–1812.
  • Cummings, C. E. and Pollard, W. H., 1989: An investigation of palsas in the Schefferville Area, Quebec. Musk Ox, Special Issue 37: 8–18.
  • Cummings, C. E. and Pollard, W. H., 1990: Cryogenetic categorization of peat and mineral cored palsas in the Schefferville area, Quebec. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Canadian Permafrost Conference. Ottawa: National Resource Council of Canada, 95–102.
  • Dallimore, S. R. and Davis, J. L., 1987: Ground probing radar investigations of massive ground ice and near surface geology in continuous permafrost. Current Research, Part A. Geological Survey of Canada Paper, 87-1A: 913–918.
  • Dimroth, E. 1972. The Labrador Trough revisited. American Journal of Science, 272: 487–506.
  • Doolittle, J. A. 1987. Using ground-penetrating radar to increase the quality and efficiency of soil surveys. In Reybold, W. V. and Petersen, G. W. (eds.), Soil Survey Techniques. Soil Science Society of America Special Publication, 28. Madison, Wisc.: Soil Science Society of America, 11–38.
  • Doolittle, J. A., Hardisky, M. A., and Gross, M. F., 1990: A ground-penetrating radar study of active layer thicknesses in areas of moist sedge and wet sedge tundra, near Bethel, Alaska, U.S.A. Arctic and Alpine Research, 22: 175–182.
  • Kershaw, G. P. and Gill, D., 1979: Growth and decay of palsas and peat plateaus in the Macmillan Pass - Tsichu River area, Northwest Territories, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 16: 1362–1374.
  • Kovacs, A. and Morey, R. M., 1985: Impulse radar sounding of frozen ground. In Brown, J., Metz, M. C., and Hoekstra, P. (eds.), Workshop on Permafrost Geophysics, Golden, Colorado, 23-24 October 1984. U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Special Report, 85-5: 28–40.
  • Lagarec, D., 1982: Cryogenetic mounds as indicators of permafrost conditions, northern Quebec. In: Proceedings of the Fourth Canadian Permafrost Conference. Ottawa: National Research Council of Canada, 43–48.
  • Nelson, F. E., Outcalt, S. I., Goodwin, C. W., and Hinkel, K. M., 1985: Diurnal thermal regime in a peat-covered palsa, Toolik Lake, Alaska. Arctic, 38: 310–315.
  • Nicholson, F. H., 1978: Permafrost distribution and characteristics near Schefferville, Quebec: recent studies. In: Proceedings of Third International Conference on Permafrost. Ottawa: National Research Council of Canada, 428–433.
  • Nicholson, H. M. and Moore, T. R., 1977: Pedogenesis in a subarctic iron-rich environment: Schefferville, Quebec. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 57: 35–45.
  • Olson, C. G. and Doolittle, J. A., 1985: Geophysical techniques for reconnaissance investigations of soils and surficial deposits in mountainous terrain. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 49: 1490–1498.
  • Outcalt, S. I. and Nelson, F. E., 1984: Computer simulation of buoyancy and snow-cover effects in palsa dynamics. Arctic and Alpine Research, 16: 259–263.
  • Outcalt, S. I., Nelson, F. E., Hinkel, K. M., and Martin, G. D., 1986: Hydrostatic-system palsas at Toolik Lake, Alaska: field observations and simulation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 79–94.
  • Pilon, J. A., Annan, A. P., Davis, J. L., and Gray, J. T., 1979: Comparison of thermal and radar active layer measurements in the Leaf Bay Area, Nouveau-Quebec. Géographie Physique et Quaternaire, 23: 317–326.
  • Pilon, J. A., Annan, A. P., and Davis, J. L., 1985: Monitoring permafrost ground conditions with ground probing radar (G.P.R.). In Brown, J., Metz, M. C., and Hoekstra, P. (eds.), Workshop on Permafrost Geophysics, Golden, Colorado, 23-24 October 1984. U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Special Report, 85-5: 71–73.
  • Railton, J. B. and Sparling, J. H., 1973: Preliminary studies on the ecology of palsa mounds in northern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Botany, 51: 1037–1044.
  • Rebertus, R. A., Doolittle, J. A., and Hall, R. L., 1989: Landform and stratigraphic influences on variability of loess in northern Delaware. Soil Science Society of America, Journal, 53: 843–847.
  • Sellmann, P. V., Arcone, S. A., and Delaney, A. J., 1983: Radar profiling of buried reflectors and the groundwater table. U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, CRREL Report, 83-11. 10 pp.
  • Scott, W. J., Campbell, K. L., and Orange, A. S., 1974: EM pulse survey method in permafrost. National Research Council of Canada. Associate Committee on Geotechnical Research. Technical Memorandum, 113: 92–96.
  • Seppälä, M., 1972: The term palsa. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 16: 463.
  • Seppälä, M., 1982: Palsarnas periodiska avsmaltning i Finska Lappland. Geografisk Tidsskrift, 82: 39–44.
  • Thom, B. G. 1969. New permafrost investigations near Schefferville, P.Q. Revue de Géographie de Montréal, 23:317–327.
  • Washburn, A. L., 1983: Palsas and continuous permafrost. In: Permafrost: Fourth International Conference, Proceedings. Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, 1372–1377.
  • Waterway, M. J., Lechowicz, M. J., and Moore, T. R., 1984: Vegetation of the Schefferville region, Nouveau-Quebec. Montreal. McGill Subarctic Research Station Paper, 39: 7–20.
  • Wong, J., Rossiter, J. R., Olhoeft, G. R., and Strangeway, D. W., 1977: Permafrost: electrical properties of the active layer in situ. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 14: 582–586.
  • Zoltai, S. C., 1972: Palsas and peat plateaus in central Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2: 291–302.
  • Zoltai, S. C. and Tarnocai, C., 1971: Properties of a wooded palsa in northern Manitoba. Arctic and Alpine Research, 3: 115–129.
  • Zoltai, S. C. and Tarnocai, C., 1975: Perennially frozen peatlands in western Arctic and Subarctic Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 12: 28–43.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.