Origin of rock glaciers: Observations from Mellemfjord, Disko Island, Central West Greenland

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-380

  Humlum, Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Glacial; Greenland; Periglacial; Permafrost; Rock glacier

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000835733     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1530(199610)7:4<361::aid-ppp227>3.0.co;2-4     Document Type: Article

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