Climate and the limits of permafrost: A zonal analysis

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-15

  Smith, M W ^a   Riseborough, D W ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Permafrost limits; Permafrost zones

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; PERMAFROST; SNOW COVER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZONATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0036238719     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.410     Document Type: Article

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