The thermal regime of a retrogressive thaw slump near Mayo, Yukon Territory

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 967-981

  Burn, C R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; PERMAFROST; SLUMPING; THAWING; THERMAL REGIME;

CANADA;

EID: 0033833350     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-017     Document Type: Article

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