Selection of Placement Method for Oil Pipelines Constructed on Permafrost

Periglacial Processes and Landforms in the Critical Zone

“…In Alaska, oil is abundant and transportation of the resource via pipeline is essential to allow the resource to be accessed. Because the climate is changing, a need exists for closer monitoring and planning of additional and future pipelines (Oswell, 2011;Ritter et al, 2011;Dimov and Dimov, 2014). The landscape in which the pipeline overlays was examined in detail to determine the best way to lay the pipe.…”