Isotopic composition and thermal regime of ice wedges in northern Victoria Land, East Antarctica

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-83

  Raffi, R ^a   Stenni, B ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Frost cracking; Ground thermal regime; Hoarfrost; Ice wedge; Stable water isotopes; Sublimation

Indexed keywords

CRACKING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELEVATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOAR FROST; ICE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBLIMATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL REGIME;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 79952016135     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.701     Document Type: Article

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