Browsing Civil and Environmental Engineering by Subject "permafrost"
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The changing influence of permafrost on peatlands hydrology
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-20)Hydrology and hydrological modelling in the far north is understudied, and many gaps exist in the current understanding and representation of northern thermal and hydrological systems. A combination of fieldwork and modelling ... -
Evaluating Thermal Regime of Cold Region Roads for Climate Change Adaptation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-07)Nearly a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere is underlain with permafrost, of which discontinuous permafrost is most sensitive to the temperature of its surrounding. Climate change and the implementation of infrastructure ... -
Geophysical Methods for Detecting Permafrost Discontinuities
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-04)Global climate change has sparked various concerns over the future of the Arctic. One of the major concerns around the environmental and ecological health of the Arctic is directly related to the deterioration of the ... -
The Impact of Glaciation and Permafrost on Groundwater Flow
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-21)Current geologic and climatic conditions need to be considered when choosing an appropriate site for a Deep Geologic Repository (DGR). However, given the million-year timeframe for the radioactivity of the used fuel to ... -
Using Machine Learning to Understand the Hydrologic Impacts of Permafrost Thaw-Driven Land Cover Change
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-25)Discontinuous permafrost regions are experiencing a change in land cover distribution as a result of permafrost thaw. In wetlands interspersed with discontinuous permafrost, climate change is particularly problematic because ...