Experimental simulation of ice-wedge casting: Processes, products and palaeoenvironmental significance

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 242, Issue , 2005, Pages 131-143

  Harris, Charles ^a   Murton, Julian B ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOTURBATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST;

PSEUDOMORPHA;

EID: 19344378525     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.242.01.12     Document Type: Article

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