Geomorphology and hydrogeological significance of the Holocene pingos in the Karup Valley area, Traill Island, northern east Greenland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-262

  Worsley, Peter ^a   Gurney, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradients; Holocene; Hydraulic pingos; Icings; Permafrost hydrogeology; Taliks; Traill Island

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE PINGO; HYDROGEOLOGY; ICING; PERMAFROST; PERMAFROST HYDROGEOLOGY; PINGO; TALIK;

GREENLAND, TRAILL ISLAND, KARUP VALLEY;

EID: 0030426853     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199605/06)11:3<249::AID-JQS241>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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