Causes and consequences of rapid thermokarst development in permafrost or glacial terrain

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-242

  Harris, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alas formation; Climatic change; Heat absorption; Thaw lakes; Thermokarst

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; PERMAFROST; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOKARST;

CANADA;

EID: 0036660668     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.419     Document Type: Article

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