52nd Yellowknife Geoscience Forum
Chateau Nova Yellowknife, NWT, CanadaIcebreaker: November 25, 2024 The 2024 Yellowknife Geoscience Forum will provide an in-person setting for delegates from industry, academia, and government to exchange information on Resource Exploration, Mining Activities, and Geoscience Research in Canada’s North. The Technical Program will showcase the latest geoscience‐related research in the territories and encompass a variety of Technical Sessions. Permafrost Chair: Chair: Ashley Read more…
Seminar – 4 December‚ A framework for evaluating thaw settlement.
ZoomDate: Wednesday 4th December 2024Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Zakieh Mohammadi will be presenting A framework for evaluating thaw settlement. Thaw settlement is a common challenge for infrastructure built on permafrost, leading to higher maintenance costs and reduced service life. This seminar will discuss the development of essential components for Read more…
NSERC PermafrostNet AGM 2024
Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Arctic Change 2024
Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThis year ArcticNet is hosting the 5th International Arctic Change Conference (AC2024) at Ottawa’s Shaw Center, December 9-12. NSERC PermafrostNet will be combining our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in conjunction with the conference. The Arctic Change conference is expected to have 300 oral presentations, spread over almost 70 sessions along with 240 poster presentations. Read more…
American Geophysical Union 2024
Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesScience has always been about the new. The now. The next. It’s what propels us, feeding our questions and inspiring our work. The constant question and answer form a rhythm, a cadence, a story. Science is a story. A story of infinite possibilities. A story of continuous discoveries. A story Read more…
Seminar – 18 December‚ Measuring Active Layer Dynamics with InSAR.
ZoomDate: Wednesday 18th December 2024Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Allison Plourde will be presenting Measuring Active Layer Dynamics with InSAR. InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a well-established method for measuring small-scale surface deformations across vast regions. However, the influence of snow cover on InSAR phase limits the comprehensive tracking Read more…
Seminar – 15 January‚ Characterizing the setting and dynamics of permafrost mass wasting in the central Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories.
ZoomDate: Wednesday 15th January 2025Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Joseph Young will be presenting Characterizing the setting and dynamics of permafrost mass wasting in the central Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories. Date: 15 January 2025Time: 13:00-14:00 Eastern Time Permafrost landslides throughout the western Canadian Arctic have increased in magnitude and frequency over the past Read more…
Seminar – 22 January‚ Permafrost Terrain Disturbance Susceptibility in the Nacho Nyäk Tagé (Stewart River) Watershed, Yukon.
ZoomDate: Wednesday 22nd January 2025Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Frederic Brieger will be presenting Permafrost Terrain Disturbance Susceptibility in the Nacho Nyäk Tagé (Stewart River) Watershed, Yukon. A total of 277 PTDs including 80 retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) were mapped in satellite imagery to understand the current spatial distribution of thaw-induced Read more…
Seminar – 29 January‚ Understanding Frost Jacking Effects on Transportation Infrastructure in Permafrost Regions: Insights from the Hudson Bay Railway.
ZoomDate: Wednesday 29th January 2025Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Natalie Arpin will be presenting Understanding Frost Jacking Effects on Transportation Infrastructure in Permafrost Regions: Insights from the Hudson Bay Railway. The Hudson Bay Railway plays a crucial role in Canada by providing an all-season, land-based pathway to transport goods to Read more…
Seminar – 12 February‚ Post-Drainage Evolution of Wolverine Lake, Old Crow Flats, Yukon.
ZoomDate: Wednesday 12th February 2025Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Danielle Chiasson will be presenting Post-Drainage Evolution of Wolverine Lake, Old Crow Flats, Yukon. This presentation explores the post-drainage evolution of vegetation succession and basin morphology of a large lake that drained in Old Crow Flats prior to anthropogenic climate warming. Read more…