Advances in geophysical methods for permafrost investigations

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-178

  Kneisel, Christof ^a   Hauck, Christian ^b   Fortier, Richard ^c   Moorman, Brian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geoelectrical methods; Geophysics; Ground penetrating radar; Permafrost; Seismic refraction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AGGRADATION; DEGRADATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PERMAFROST; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TALIK;

EID: 47149115877     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.616     Document Type: Review

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