Shifting Permafrost Landscapes: Research and Monitoring in the Western Arctic.

不断变化的永久冻土景观：北极西部的研究和监测。

• 批准号: 534058-2018
• 负责人: McAlister, Joel
• 金额: $ 10.71万
• 依托单位: Aurora College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=659134
• 关键词: Shifting; Permafrost; Landscapes; Research; Monitoring

The Western Arctic Research Centre (WARC) is one of three regional research centres operated by the Aurora Research Institute, the research division of Aurora College (the territorial post-secondary institution of the Northwest Territories). WARC is located in Inuvik, in the western Arctic region of the Northwest Territories. The region hosts the greatest density of Arctic communities, historic northern oil and gas exploration infrastructure, and the longest road network constructed on ice-rich permafrost in Canada (the Dempster and Inuvik-to-Tuktoyaktuk Highways). Climate warming and permafrost thaw are causing unprecedented landscape change, impacting aquatic ecosystems and terrestrial infrastructure. The Aurora College is requesting funds to purchase equipment to support ongoing programs, designed to improve and build on our understanding of landscape dynamics and change in permafrost environments and potential impacts on aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure in the Northwest Territories. The Aurora College will work closely with northern local decision makers, local practitioners, and industries who operate in the north, to develop and implement mitigation plans and future design innovation in the north.************

西北极研究中心（WARC）是极光研究所运营的三个区域研究中心之一，极光研究所是极光学院（西北地区的高等教育机构）的研究部门。WARC位于西北地区北极西部的因纽维克。 该地区拥有最密集的北极社区，历史悠久的北方石油和天然气勘探基础设施，以及在加拿大富含冰的永久冻土上建造的最长的公路网（登普斯特和因纽特克至图克托亚图克高速公路）。气候变暖和永久冻土融化正在造成前所未有的景观变化，影响水生生态系统和陆地基础设施。奥罗拉学院正在申请资金购买设备，以支持正在进行的项目，旨在改善和建立我们对景观动态和永久冻土环境变化的理解，以及对西北地区水生生态系统和基础设施的潜在影响。奥罗拉学院将与北方当地决策者、当地从业者和在北方运营的行业密切合作，制定和实施缓解计划，并在北方进行未来的设计创新。