Statistic-empirical modelling of mountain permafrost distribution in the Abisko region, sub-Arctic northern Sweden

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 278-289

  Ridefelt, Hanna ^a   Etzelmüller, Bernd ^a   Boelhouwers, Jan ^a   Jonasson, Christer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

BTS; GWR; Permafrost; Probability modelling; Sub Arctic; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; PERMAFROST; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABISKO; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 57149084262     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950802517890     Document Type: Article

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