Palsas, lithalsas and remnants of these periglacial mounds. A progress report

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 605-621

  Pissart, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lapland; Lithalsas; Northern Quebec; Palsas; Permafrost; Remnants of periglacial mounds; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

PALSA; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; PERMAFROST;

EID: 0036923973     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309133302pp354ra     Document Type: Article

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