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Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

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Subjectpermafrost; soils; ice
Abstract
An ice feature comprising ice blocks ranging from football size to 0.6 m cubes to 1.2 m X 3.6 m X 0.6 m slabs was observed on the surface of a frozen lake. Site investigations revealed the source of the blocks to be an ice mound that had formed along the shore of the lake. A model, supported by local meteorological, geological, and hydrological information, is proposed to explain the formation of the ice mound and its subsequent rupture.
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  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal 16, no. 3 (August 1979): 604–609.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
IdentifierDBR-P-845
NRC numberNRCC 17472
NRC-IRC-61
NPARC number20359178
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