Geomorphological processes and frozen ground conditions in Elephant Point (Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)

Geomorphology

Volumn 293, Issue , 2017, Pages 368-379

  Oliva, Marc ^a   Ruiz Fernández, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elephant Point; Frozen ground; Geomorphology; Maritime Antarctica; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

FROZEN GROUND; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; PERMAFROST;

ANTARCTICA; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

MIROUNGA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84957900518     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.01.020     Document Type: Article

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