Development and thermal regime of a thaw slump in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 83-84, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-138

  Niu, Fujun ^a,b   Luo, Jing ^a   Lin, Zhanju ^a   Ma, Wei ^a   Lu, Jiahao ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b CCCC FIRST HIGHWAY CONSULTANTS CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

Heat budget; Permafrost; Qinghai Tibet plateau; Thaw slump

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; BARE GROUNDS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GROUND TEMPERATURE; HEAT BUDGET; PERMAFROST TABLE; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU; QINGHAI-TIBET HIGHWAYS; THAW SLUMP; THERMAL REGIMES; THERMAL STABILIZATION;

BUDGET CONTROL; HEAT FLUX; HEATING EQUIPMENT; PERMAFROST; STABILIZATION; THAWING;

SLOPE STABILITY;

COLD REGION; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; PERMAFROST; SLOPE STABILITY; SLUMPING; THAWING; THERMAL REGIME;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84865718387     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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