Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-266

  Ridefelt, Hanna ^a   Boelhouwers, Jan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abisko; Environmental controls; Morphometry; Solifluction; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; SNOW COVER; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOLIFLUCTION;

ABISKO; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33748885845     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.560     Document Type: Article

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