The role of weathering and pedological processes for the development of sorted circles on Kvadehuksletta, Svalbard ‐ a short report

Polar Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 181-191

  ETZELMIILLER, BERND ^a   SOLLID, JOHAN LUDVIG ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC REGION; CRYOTURBATION; DISSOLUTION; PATTERNED GROUND; SILT; SOIL PROCESS; SORTED CIRCLE; WEATHERING;

SVALBARD, SPITSBERGEN, KVADEHUKSLETTA;

EID: 0026267580     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.1991.tb00613.x     Document Type: Article

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