First results of investigations on hydrothermal processes within the active layer above alpine permafrost in steep terrain

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-183

  Rist, Armin ^a   Phillips, Marcia ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active layer; Alpine permafrost; Hydrothermal processes; Scree slope

Indexed keywords

FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HEAT TRANSFER; PERMAFROST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 20444486983     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950510020574     Document Type: Article

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