Involutions resulting from annual freeze-thaw cycles: A laboratory simulation based on observations in northeastern Japan

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-335

  Ogino, Yoshiko ^a   Matsuoka, Norikazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frost heave; Involutions; Laboratory simulation; Periglacial; Tephra

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROST HEAVE; INTERFACE; LABORATORY METHOD; LAST GLACIAL; MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SANDY LOAM; SIMULATION; TEPHRA;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 37749009155     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.597     Document Type: Article

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