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Author : Hanna, A.J.; McNeill, D.; Tchekhovski, A.; Fridel, T.; and Babkirk , C.
Date : 1998
Title : The effects of the 1994 and 1995 forest fires on the slopes of the Norman Wells Pipeline.
Publication : Permafrost, Seventh International Conference, June 23-27, Yellowknife, Canada. Edited by: A.G. Lewkowicz and M. Allard. Université Laval, Centre d'études nordiques, Collection Nordicana.
Issue : 57:
Page(s) : 421-426.
Abstract
Interprovincial Pipe Line (NW) Limited (IPL) operates a crude oil pipeline through an area of discontinuous permafrost in the northwest of Canada. The pipeline is the first, fully buried pipeline in permafrost in North America and has operated successfully for over 12 years. During the 1994 and 1995 forest fire seasons, fires traversed the pipeline right-of-way in two main areas, which included a number of permafrost slopes insulated with wood chips to compensate for construction disturbance. This paper briefly reviews the original design basis for the permafrost slopes and the effects of the fires on the pipeline right-of-way and slopes, and some of the impacts on adjacent slopes. The paper also discusses remediation measures and the ongoing monitoring of the effects of the forest fires.
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