Advances in thermokarst research

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-119

  Kokelj, S V ^a   Jorgenson, M T ^b  

^a Northwest Territories Geoscience Office ^*  (Canada)

^b Alaska Ecoscience   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecology; Environmental change; Ground ice; Thermokarst

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; DETECTION METHOD; FROZEN GROUND; HILLSLOPE; ICE COVER; ICE MECHANICS; MELTING; PEATLAND; PERMAFROST; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH WORK; TALIK; THAWING; THERMOKARST; WETLAND;

EID: 84879236903     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1779     Document Type: Article

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