Cessation of ice-wedge development during the 20th century in spruce forests of eastern Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1503-1515

  Kokelj, S V ^a   Pisaric, M F J ^b   Burn, C R ^b  

^a Government of Canada   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ICE; PERMAFROST; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

FOREST SITES; GROUND THERMAL CONDITIONS; ICE WEDGES;

FORESTRY;

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR TEMPERATURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CRACKING; LITTLE ICE AGE; PEATLAND; PERMAFROST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBARCTIC REGION; TRITIUM; TUNDRA; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

COOLING; FORESTRY; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 38849111341     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-035     Document Type: Article

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