Characteristics of cryogenic soils along a latitudinal transect in Arctic Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D22, 1998, Pages 28917-28928

  Ping, C L ^c   Bockheim, J G ^a   Kimble, J M ^b   Michaelson, G J ^c   Walker, D A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; FROZEN GROUND; SOIL PROPERTY; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033610828     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02024     Document Type: Article

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