Statistical modelling of rock wall permafrost distribution: Application to the Mont Blanc massif;Modélisation statistique de la distribution du permafrost de paroi: Application au massif du Mont Blanc

Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-162

  Magnin, Florence ^a   Brenning, Alexander ^b,c,d   Bodin, Xavier ^a   Deline, Philip ^a   Ravanel, Ludovic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpine rockwalls; Permafrost; Statistical modelling; Surface temperature; Temperature offset

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939800928     PISSN: 12665304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/geomorphologie.10965     Document Type: Article

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