Physical properties of peat and palsa formation

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-414

  Kujala, Kauko ^a   Seppälä, Matti ^b   Holappa, Teuvo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Frost susceptibility; Palsa; Peat; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

FROZEN SOILS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; WATER CONTENT;

FROST SUSCEPTIBILITY; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; PALSA;

PEAT;

COLD REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FREEZING; FROZEN GROUND; PALSA; PEAT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 41349089322     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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