Characterization and mapping of patterned ground in the Saginaw Lowlands, Michigan: Possible evidence for Late-Wisconsin permafrost

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-466

  Lusch, David P ^a   Stanley, Kristy E ^b   Schaetzl, Randall J ^a   Kendall, Anthony D ^a   van Dam, Remke L ^a   Nielsen, Asger ^c   Blumer, Bradley E ^a   Hobbs, Trevor C ^a   Archer, Jonathan K ^a   Holmstadt, Jennifer L F ^a   May, Christopher L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Glacial lake plain; Patterned ground; Pleistocene permafrost; Soils

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FROZEN GROUND; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LAKE; ICE MARGIN; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; PERMAFROST; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL; WISCONSINAN;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70049086813     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600902931629     Document Type: Article

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