Seasonal and annual dynamics of frozen ground in the central highland of Iceland

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-243

  Thorhallsdottir T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; FROZEN GROUND; PERMAFROST; SOIL MOISTURE;

ICELAND, THJORSARVER;

EID: 0029659895     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551765     Document Type: Article

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