Paraglacial and paraperiglacial landsystems: Concepts, temporal scales and spatial distribution;Géosystèmes paraglaciaire et parapériglaciaire: Concepts, échelles temporelles et distribution spatiale

Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-234

  Mercier, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cascading system; Climate change; Coastal system; Permafrost; River system; Thermokarst

Indexed keywords

EID: 60549115872     PISSN: 12665304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/geomorphologie.7396     Document Type: Article

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