Modelling Open-Talik Formation and Permafrost Lateral Thaw under a Thermokarst Lake, Beiluhe Basin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 312-321

  Ling, Feng ^a   Wu, Qingbai ^b   Zhang, Tingjun ^c   Niu, Fujun ^b  

^a ZHAOQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Modelling; Open talik; Permafrost; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Thermokarst lake

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; TALIK; THERMOKARST;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84870817054     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1754     Document Type: Article

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