Marine Seismograph and Sparker Survey in the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II v
3. Section Two. GLACIOLOGY, PERMAFROST, CLIMATOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, ETC.
4. Danish Glaciological Investigations in Greenland 735
5. Late Pleistocene Glaciation in Northeast Greenland 747
6. Surface Features of the Ice-Cap Margin, Northwestern Greenland 752
7. Periglacial Phenomena in Canada 768
8. Comparison of Gravitational and Seismic Depth Determinations on the Gilman Glacier and Adioining Ice-Cap in Northern Ellesmere Island 781
9. Some Glaciological Studies in the Lake Hazen Region of Northern Ellesmere Island 791
10. Induction and Galvanic Resistivity Studies on the Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada 809
11. A Distribution Study of Abandoned Cirques in the Alaska-Canada Boundary Range 833
12. Glacial Geology of the Mount Chamberlin Area, Brooks Range, Alaska 848
13. Glacial Marine Sedimentation 865
14. Pleistocene Physical and Biologic Environments of Pacific Southcentral and Southwestern Alaska 895
15. Sequential Development of Surface Morphology on Fletcher's Ice Island, T-3 896
16. The Major Factors of Arctic Climate 915
17. Pleistocene Climate Changes 931
18. A Survey of Temperatures in the Canadian Arctic 942
19. Permafrost Investigations in Canada 956
20. Seismic Refraction Soundings in Permafrost near Thule, Greenland 970
21. Surface Features of Permafrost in Arid Areas 981
22. A System for the Refrigeration of Drilling Fluids for Rotary Drilling and Coring in Frozen Earth Materials 988
23. An Investigation into Methods of Accelerating the Melting of Ice and Snow by Artificial Dusting 989
24. Ground-Water Hydrology in Alaska 1014
25. Mechanical Aspects of the Contraction Theory of Ice- Wedge Polygons 1020
26. Hydrodynamic Analysis of Circulation and Orientation of Lakes in Northern Alaska 1021
27. Dating Rock Surfaces by Lichen Growth and its Application to Glaciology and Physiography (Lichenometry) 1044
28. Mud Volcanoes in the Copper River Basin, Alaska 1063
29. Essay on Palaeoclimatology from Palaeozoic to Quaternary Eras in Northern Ellesmere lsland 1088
30. The Origin of Cold High Salinity Water in Foxe Basin and Foxe Channel 1089
31. Oceanic Observations in the Canadian Arctic and the Adiacent Arctic Ocean 1090
32. Thrust Fracture Pattern in Young Sea Ice 1091
33. The Ground Ice in the Deer Bay Area, Ellef Ringnes Island, Northwest Territories 1092
34. Section Three. LOGISTICS AND EXPLORATION
35. Field Methods and Logistics: Arctic Canada 1095
36. Modern Methods of Exploration in the Canadian Arctic Islands with Special Respect to Logistic Problems 1102
37. Forecasting Sea Ice Conditions 1112
38. Freeze-Up and Break-Up of the lower Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories 1119
39. Transportation in the Canadian North 1135
40. Regional Geology and Petroleum Prospects: Lower Mackenzie Basin and Arctic Coastal Area, Northwest Territories 1141
41. Operational Report on a Gravity Meter Survey Conducted on the Arctic Coastal Plain 1149
42. Marine Seismograph and Sparker Survey in the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories 1153
43. Geochemical Prospecting for Base Metals in Schuchert Dal, Northeast Greenland 1157
44. Activities of Norsk Polarinstitutt (Norwegian Polar Institute) in Svalbard 1167
45. Geological Investigation of Greenland: Past and Present 1185
46. Jacobsen-McGill University Expedition Axel Heiberg Island 1959-61 1188
47. The Arctic Institute of North America 1193