Causes of warming and thawing permafrost in Alaska

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Volumn 88, Issue 48, 2007, Pages 522-523

  Osterkamp, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; PERMAFROST; SNOW COVER; THAWING;

EID: 38549152814     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007EO480002     Document Type: Article

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