Thermal regime for a thufa apex and its adjoining depression, Mashai Valley, Lesotho

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 437-445

  Grab, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lesotho Highlands; Thermal characteristics; Thufur

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001328245     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1530(199710/12)8:4<437::aid-ppp264>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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