Late-Holocene climatic changes as detected by the growth and decay of ice wedges on the southern shore of Hudson Strait, northern Québec, Canada

Holocene

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 563-577

  Kasper, J N ^a   Allard, M ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

'Little Ice Age'; Active layer; Climate changes; Ice wedges; Late Holocene; Northern Qu bec; Permafrost; Tundra polygons

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; ICE; PALEOCLIMATE; PERMAFROST;

CANADA;

EID: 0034881874     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968301680223512     Document Type: Article

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