Probability mapping of mountain permafrost using the BTS method, Wolf Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-80

  Lewkowicz, Antoni G ^a   Ednie, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BTS; Climate change; Mountain permafrost; Permafrost modelling

Indexed keywords

BASAL TEMPERATURE; ELEVATION; GIS; MODELING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; SNOWPACK; SOLAR RADIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 1842679065     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.480     Document Type: Article

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