Contemporary Sorted Patterned Ground in Low Altitude Areas of Tasmania

Geographical Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-183

  Slee, Adrian ^a   Kiernan, Kevin ^b   Shulmeister, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Freeze thaw; Patterned ground; Periglacial; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84928584549     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12110     Document Type: Article

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