Nivation or cryoplanation: Different terms, same features?

Polar Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Hall, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; NIVATION; PLANATION;

EID: 0032431698     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889379809377634     Document Type: Article

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