Morphodynamics of cold high latitude semiarid regions: The example of ellef ringnes island, nunavut

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 103-111

  St Onge, Denis A ^a,b   Gullentops, Frans ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Geo Instituut   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD REGION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MORPHODYNAMICS; MUDFLOW; NIVATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOLIFLUCTION;

CANADA; ELLEF RINGNES ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 34047100472     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/014749ar     Document Type: Conference Paper

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