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Research article
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11 Jan 2019
Research article |
| 11 Jan 2019
| 11 Jan 2019
Origin, burial and preservation of late Pleistocene-age glacier ice in Arctic permafrost (Bylot Island, NU, Canada)
Stephanie Coulombe
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Polar Knowledge Canada, Cambridge Bay, X0B 0C0, Canada
Department of Geography, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H2V 2B8, Canada
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Quebec City, G1V 0A6, Canada
Daniel Fortier
Department of Geography, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H2V 2B8, Canada
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Quebec City, G1V 0A6, Canada
Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, 99775-5910, USA
Denis Lacelle
Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Canada
Mikhail Kanevskiy
Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, 99775-5910, USA
Yuri Shur
Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, 99775-5910, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, 99775-5960, USA
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- Massive ground ice of glacial meltwater origin in raised marine-deltaic sediments, Fosheim Peninsula, high Arctic Canada C. Roy et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2023.30
- Past permafrost dynamics can inform future permafrost carbon-climate feedbacks M. Jones et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00886-3
- Theory and Discussion of the Formation of Massive Ice Beds in Siberia - Paleoglaciological Aspect A. Kashdan & V. Sheinkman https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4090502
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- The cryostratigraphy of thermo-erosion gullies in the Canadian High Arctic demonstrates the resilience of permafrost S. Gagnon et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4743-2024
- Multi-source heterogeneous feature fusion framework for identifying retrogressive thaw slumps on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau T. Zeng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2026.115503
- Glacial landforms and sediments (landsystem) of the Smoking Hills area, Northwest Territories, Canada: Implications for regional Pliocene – Pleistocene Laurentide Ice Sheet dynamics D. Evans et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106958
- Genetic Identification Of Ground Ice By Petrographic Method Y. Tikhonravova et al. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2021-063
- Properties and stratigraphy of polar ice patches in the Canadian High Arctic reveal their current resilience to warm summers G. Davesne et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0011
- A Review of Abrupt Permafrost Thaw: Definitions, Usage, and a Proposed Conceptual Framework H. Webb et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-025-00204-3
- Thermokarst lake inception and development in syngenetic ice-wedge polygon terrain during a cooling climatic trend, Bylot Island (Nunavut), eastern Canadian Arctic F. Bouchard et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2607-2020
- Ground-ice origin and age on Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk), Yukon, Canada S. Wetterich et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2023.100077
- Cryostratigraphical studies of ground ice formation and distribution in a High Arctic polar desert landscape, Resolute Bay, Nunavut1 M. Paquette et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2020-0134
- New ground ice maps for Canada using a paleogeographic modelling approach H. O'Neill et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-753-2019
- Permafrost Degradation: Mechanisms, Effects, and (Im)Possible Remediation D. Baillarget & G. Scaringi https://doi.org/10.3390/land14101949
- A new local meteoric water line for Inuvik (NT, Canada) M. Fritz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-57-2022
- Glacial ring forms on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada S. Hibbard et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1695-2025
- Cryostratigraphy of Rhythmic Segregated Ice in Colluvium and Implications for Permafrost Slope Stability J. Young et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.70028
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Short summary
This study provides a detailed description of relict glacier ice preserved in the permafrost of Bylot Island (Nunavut). We demonstrate that the 18O composition (-34.0 0.4 ‰) of the ice is consistent with the late Pleistocene age ice in the Barnes Ice Cap. As most of the glaciated Arctic landscapes are still strongly determined by their glacial legacy, the melting of these large ice bodies could have significant impacts on permafrost geosystem landscape dynamics and ecosystems.
This study provides a detailed description of relict glacier ice preserved in the permafrost of...
