Ground Ice

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All ice, of whatever origin or age, found below the surface of the ground, esp. a lens, sheet, wedge, seam, or irregular mass of clear nonglacial ice enclosed in perennially or seasonally frozen ground, often at considerable depth. (Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., ed., 2005, Glossary of Geology: American Geological Institute, 799 p.)

Below is a list of publications related to Ground Ice. Select a publication number to access more detailed information and their respective files available for download.

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B 989-F Map
Pewe, T.L., 1954, Effect of permafrost on cultivated fields, Fairbanks area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 989-F, p. 315-351, 1 sheet.
I 829-B Map
Pewe, T.L. and Bell, J.W., 1974, Map showing distribution of permafrost in the Fairbanks D-2 SW Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map 829-B, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
I 829-E Map
Pewe, T.L. and Bell, J.W., 1976, Map showing foundation conditions in the Fairbanks D-2 SW Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map 829-E, 2 sheets, scale 1:24,000.
MF 668-A
Pewe, T.L. and Bell, J.W., 1975, Map showing distribution of permafrost in the Fairbanks D-2 NW Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 668-A.
MF 669-A Map
Pewe, T.L. and Bell, J.W., 1975, Map showing distribution of permafrost in the Fairbanks D-2 SE Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 669-A, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
MF 670-A Map
Pewe, T.L. and Bell, J.W., 1975, Map showing distribution of permafrost in the Fairbanks D-2 NE Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 670-A, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
MF 671-A Map
Pewe, T.L. and Bell, J.W., 1975, Map showing distribution of permafrost in the Fairbanks D-1 SW Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 671-A, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
OF 88-2 Report
Skudrzyk, F.J., 1988, Stability of openings in alluvial permafrost: University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Open File 88-2, 42 p.
PIR 2002-1D Map Geospatial Data
Stevens, D.S.P., 2012, Engineering-geologic map of the Eagle A-1 Quadrangle, Fortymile mining district, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2002-1D, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.