Permafrost and Terrain Research and Monitoring, Norman Wells Pipeline, Volume II - Research and Monitoring Results 1983 to 1988 (INAC, April 1990)
This Environmental Studies report (Volume II) presents research and monitoring results from 1983-1988 for the Norman Wells Pipeline, a 869 km buried oil pipeline in permafrost terrain, documenting pipe and ground thermal conditions, thaw depths, surface settlement, wood chip insulation performance, and overall terrain response to construction and operation.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Interprovincial Pipe Line (NW) Ltd., Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, National Research Council Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Locations
- Norman Wells, Zama, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Mackenzie River, Mackenzie Valley, Wrigley, Fort Norman, Fort Simpson, Whitehorse, Hodgson Creek, Ochre River, Canyon Creek, Great Bear River, Blackwater River, Norman Range, Mount Gaudet, Heleva Creek, Yellowknife, Inuvik
- Parameters
- permafrost, ground temperature, pipe temperature, thaw depth, active layer, surface settlement, thermal regime, frost heave, thaw settlement, wood chip insulation, terrain stability, erosion control, drainage, climate change, precipitation, snowcover, air temperature, ice-rich terrain, ground ice
- Pages
- 241
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