A mechanism for differential frost heave and its implications for patterned-ground formation

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 49, Issue 164, 2003, Pages 69-80

  Peterson, Rorik A ^a   Krantz, William B ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; FROST HEAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0348165900     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756503781830854     Document Type: Article

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