ADAPT Project data
BGR (BW)
Measurement site
Latitude
56.61352
Longitude
-76.21818
Altitude (m)
Site description
Permafrost mounds (palsas and lithalsas) and thermokarst ponds, near the Sheldrake River. BGR-1: top of a peripheral ridge around a thermokarst pond ('BGR-1'). BGR-3: top of a thawing lithalsa (helicopter pad)
Subsite: BGR-1 / Surficial geology: Marine clay (brownish gray) / Vegetation: Mosses, willow, bare soil
Subsite: BGR-3 / Surficial geology: Marine clay (brownish gray) / Vegetation: Bare soil, willow, mosses, lichen
Subsite: BGR-1 / Surficial geology: Marine clay (brownish gray) / Vegetation: Mosses, willow, bare soil
Subsite: BGR-3 / Surficial geology: Marine clay (brownish gray) / Vegetation: Bare soil, willow, mosses, lichen