New perspectives on autochthonous blockfield development

Polar Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-146

  Boelhouwers, Jan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; FROST HEAVE; PALEOCLIMATE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEATHERING;

EID: 14344265358     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/789610122     Document Type: Article

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