Cold-climate shattering (1974 to 1993) of 200 glacial erratics on the exposed bottom of a recently drained Arctic Lake, Western Arctic coast, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-136

  Mackay, J Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrofracturing; Ice segregation; Shattering; Thermal shock

Indexed keywords

COLD REGION; ERRATIC; GLACIAL EROSION; WEATHERING;

CANADA;

EID: 0033385796     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199904/06)10:2<125::AID-PPP311>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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