Thermal state of permafrost in North America: A contribution to the international polar year

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-135

  Smith, S L ^a   Romanovsky, V E ^b   Lewkowicz, A G ^c   Burn, C R ^d   Allard, M ^e   Clow, G D ^f   Yoshikawa, K ^b   Throop, J ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active layer; Climate change; Ground temperature regime; International polar year; North america; Permafrost; Permafrost thaw

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CLIMATE CHANGE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROZEN GROUND; MONITORING SYSTEM; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; POLAR REGION; THERMAL REGIME;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 77956123415     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.690     Document Type: Article

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