A portable Earth-drill system for permafrost studies

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-315

  Calmels, Fabrice ^a   Gagnon, Olivier ^a   Allard, Michel ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coring equipment; Ice; Permafrost; Soil

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; PERMAFROST;

EID: 24944480649     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.529     Document Type: Article

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