Origin and polycyclic behaviour of tundra thaw slumps, Mackenzie Delta region, Northwest Territories, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-184

  Kokelj, S V ^a   Lantz, T C ^b   Kanigan, J ^a   Smith, S L ^c   Coutts, R ^d  

^a Government of Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Ardent Innovation Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Landscape evolution; Permafrost; Polycyclic retrogressive thaw slumps; Talik; Thermokarst; Tundra lakes

Indexed keywords

PERMAFROST; SIMULATION; SLUMPING; SNOW ACCUMULATION; TALIK; THAWING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOKARST; TUNDRA;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 69949182453     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.642     Document Type: Article

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