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PERMAFROST Seventh International Conference June 23-27, 1998 PERMAFROST Seventh International Conference June 23-27, 1998 Program, Abstracts, Reports of the International Permafrost Association Yellowknife, Canada Editors: Antoni G. Lewkowicz Michel Allard Acknowledgments We are grateful to Shawne Clarke and Steve Kokelj, University of Ottawa and Laurent Desrochers and Caroline Lavoie, Universite Laval, for their hard work through the various stages of the production of this volume. iv The 7th International Permafrost Conference Preface This volume comprises the Conference Program, short abstracts, extended abstracts and reports of the International Permafrost Association. The technical portion of the Conference Program includes two Plenary sessions, two extensive Poster sessions and 22 Oral sessions. To fit all of these activities into the time available, three concurrent sessions were necessary for much of the conference. The 59 extended abstracts were submitted by graduate students and other authors whowished to present posters at the Conference and publish a summary of their research endeavours. These extended abstracts were edited but not reviewed. Both the short and extended abstracts are organized alphabetically in this volume by senior author. The reports of the Secretary General and the Working Groups of the International Permafrost Association, found in the last part of this volume, cover the period since the Sixth International Permafrost Conference in Beijing. The latter were prepared by various members of the Working Groups and describe meetings organized, publications produced, international collaboration and plans for the future. Some of these Working Groups will be renewed in Yellowknife while others have completed the tasks for which they were created. All Working Groups will report orally at the second plenary session. Overall, the IPA reports indicate an impressive amount of activity during the five years between conferences. It is ourhope that thisvolume will proveuseful to the delegates attending the Seventh International Conference on Permafrost, as well as the international community of permafrost engineers and scientists at large. Antoni Lewkowicz Chair, Technical Program Committee Preface Canadian National Organizing Committee Don W. Hayley (Chair), EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. Chris R. Burn, Carleton University (Field Excursions) Craig d'Entremont, Aurora Research Institute (LocalArrangements) Hugh M. French, University of Ottawa (IPA Vice-president) J. Alan Heginbottom, GeologicalSurvey of Canada (Secretary) Jean-Marie Konrad, Universitk Lava1 (TechnicalProgram) Antoni G. Lewkowicz, Universityof Ottawa (Technical Program) Dave C.Sego, University of Alberta (Technical Program) Andre Bichon, National Research Councilof Canada Dan Desrochers, Environmental Analysis Services (Officeof the Secretariat) Conference Sponsors International Permafrost Association National Research Councilof Canada Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada Cold Regions Division,Canadian Geotechnical Societyof Canada Aurora Research Institute, N.W.T. Additional Financial Supporters BHP Diamonds City of Yellowknife International Arctic Research Center National Hydrology Research Institute, Environment Canada Royal Canadian Geographical Society vi The 7th International Permafrost Conference Technical Program Committee Antoni Lewkowicz (Chair), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Michel Allard, Universitk Laval, Quebec Chris Burn, Carleton University, Ottawa Jean-Marie Konrad, Universite Laval, Quebec Jim Oswell, AGRA Earth and Environmental Ltd., Calgary Dave Sego, University of Alberta, Edmonton Associate Review Editors Michel Allard, Universitb Laval, Quebec Kevin Biggar,University of Alberta, Edmonton Pat Black, U.S. Army Cold Regions Researchand Engineering Lab., Hanover, USA Margo Burgess, GeologicalSurvey of Canada, Ottawa Scott Dallimore, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa Claude Duguay, Universite Laval, Quebec Larry Dyke, GeologicalSurvey of Canada, Ottawa Richard Fortier,Universite Laval, Qukbec Hugh French, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Robert Gowan, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Hull Kevin Hall, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George Stuart Harris, University of Calgary, Calgary Jim Hunter, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa Peter Johnson, University of Ottawa, Ottawa G. Peter Kershaw, University of Alberta, Edmonton Jean-Marie Konrad, UniversitO Laval, Quebec Branko Ladanyi, Ecole Polytechnique, Montrbal Antoni Lewkowicz, Universityof Ottawa, Ottawa Philip Marsh, National Hydrology Research Institute, Saskatoon Fred Michel, Carleton University, Ottawa Brian Moorman, University of Calgary, Calgary Jim Oswell, AGRA Earth and Environmental Ltd., Calgary Dan Riseborough, Carleton University, Ottawa Dave Sego, University of Alberta, Edmonton Ron Sletten, University of Washington, Seattle,USA Mike Smith,Carleton University, Ottawa Steve Solomon, Geologcal Survey of Canada, Dartmouth Charles Tarnocai, Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa A1 Taylor, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.,Sidney Robert van Everdingen, Arctic Institute of North America, Calgary Jim Wright, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa Preface vii TECHNICAL PROGRAM MONDAY JUNE 22 1400- IPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1700 (Open Meeting) Melville Rooms A and B 1930 ICE-BREAKER RECEPTION Katimnvik Room C TUESDAY JUNE 23 0900 OPENING CEREMONY Katimavik Rooms B and C 1010 BREAK PLENARY SESSION: ADVANCES IN PERMAFROST SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Kutimavik Rooms B and C Co-Chairs: Vladimir Melnikov, Russia and Troy Ptwi, USA 1030 C.R. Burn Field investigations of permafrost and climate change in northwest North America 1120 J.F. Nixon Recent applications of geothermal analysis in northern engineering 210 LUNCH Yellowknqe Inn 330 POSTER SESSION 1 Yellowknjfe Inn (See list of posters at end of program) 1510 BREAK MOUNTAIN PERMAFROST FOUNDATIONS IN QUATERNARY EVOLUTION PERMAFROST OF PERMAFROST AFtEAS Kutimavik Room B Katimavik Room C Melville Room7 A and B Chair: Wilfried Haeberli, Switzerland Chair: Ed Hoeve, Canada Chair: Jan Boelhouwers, South Africa 1530 W. Dobinski Permafrost occurrence A. Phukan Driven piles in warm J.B. Murton The dating of in the alpine zone of the permafrost H.M. French thermokarst terrain, Tatra Mountains, M. Lamothe Pleistocene Mackenzie Poland Delta, Canada 1550 G.K. Lieb High-rnountain B. Nidowicz Russian and North W.R. Eisner Pollen, fungi and algae permafrost in the Y. Shur American approaches K.M. Peterson as age indicators of Austrian Alps (Europe) to pile design in drained lake basins near relation to frost action Barrow, Alaska 1610 C. Kneisel Occurrence of surface A.B. West Dock causeway P.O. Oksanen Permafrost dynamics at ice and ground Christopherson bridge foundations P. Kuhry the Rogovaya River ice/permafrost in T.S. Nottingham R.N. Aleksceva peat plateau, subarctic recently deglaciated J.W. Pickering V.V. Kanev Russia glacier forefields, St. K.W. Braun Moriu area, eastern Swiss Alps 1630 L. King Permafrost distribution P. Thalparpan Snow supporting I.B. Campbell Permafrost properties in A. Kalisch and implications for M. Phillips structures in steep G.G.C. Claridge the McMurdo Sound- construction work In W. Amman permafrost terrain in the D.I. Campbell Dry Valley region of the Zermatt area, Swiss Swiss Alps M.R. Balks Antarctica Alps 1650 D. Vonder Muhll Borehole temperatures A.N. Tscycva Construction DISCUSSION T. Stucki in Alpine permafrost: B G.M. Ignatova cxperience on hydraulic W. Haeberli ten year series G.E. Egorov fill in a permafrost area L.T. Roman V.L, Poleshchuk 1715- IPA COUNCIL MEETING 1 1900 Melville Rooms A and B 2000 PUBLIC LECTURE Northern Arfs und Cultural Centre SAWolfc Living with frozen ground: impact of permafrost on Yellowknife WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 ROCK GLACIERS PIPELINES AND PERMAFROST LANDSCAPES GEOTECHNIQUE AND SOILS K~rrirnovikRoom B Kutimavik Room C Melville Rooms A nnd B Chair: Francesco Dramis, Italy Chair: Rupert Tart, USA Chair: Michel Allard, Canada 0x30 W. Haeberli Ten years after the J.M. Oswell Update of performance M.T. Jorgenson Evolution of a M. Hoelzle drilling through the A.J. Hanna of slopesthe on Y. Shur permafrost-dominated A. Kiiiib permafrost of the active R.M. Doblanko Norman Wells pipeline H.J. Walker landscape on the F. Keller rock glacier Murtkl, project Colville River Delta, D. Vonder Muhll eastern Swiss Alps: northern Alaska S. Wagner answered questions and new perspectives 0850 M. Hoelzle Surface movement and A.J. Hanna The effects of the 1994 J.C. Walters Characteristics of S. Wagner internal deformation of D. McNeill and 1995 forest fires on C.H. Racine permafrost in the A. Kiiiih ice-rock mixtures A. Tchekhovski the slopes of the M.T.Jorgenson Tanana Flats, interior D.Vonder Miihll within rock glaciers at T. Fridel Norman Wells Pipeline Alaska Pontresina-Schalber,, C. Babkirk Upper Engadin. Switzerland 0910 J.A. Strelin Rock glaciers on James M.M. Burgess Seasonal pipe G. Broll Permafrost-affected T. Sone Ross Island, Antarctica J.F. Nixon movement in G. Mueller soils in the Pangnirtung D.E. Lawrence permafrost terrain, KP2 C. Tarnocai Pass area, Baffin Island, study site, Norman Canada Wells Pipeline 0930 M. Guglielmin The rock glacier J. Greenslade Design aspects of a C. Wiithrich Soil carbon losses due C. Sniraglia inventory of thc Italian J.F. Nixon buried oil pipeline on 1. Moller to increased cloudiness Alps the Alaskan North D. Thannheiser in a high Arctic tundra Slope watershed (western Spitsbergen) 0950 P. Urdea Rock glaciers and J.F. Nixon Pipe uplift resistance D.G. Postfire alterations of pernlafrost lesting
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