Ground ice, geochemistry and soil properties of permafrost in the McMaster river basin, Resolute Bay, Nunavut, 2018

The dataset was developped to investigate ground ice content in various hydrogeomorphological settings. Each setting provides specific conditions for ground ice formation and accumulation, contributing to create particular permafrost histories. Permafrost cores were used to analyze cryostratigraphy and reconstitute permafrost formation history. The geochemistry was analyzed to understand the effect of different permafrost formation setting and history on the solute content of the ground ice, as these elements should be released during permafrost degradation and as ground ice melts, impacting the freshwater environments and the patchy wetlands.