The frozen earth : fundamentals of geocryology /

This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedge...

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Main Authors: Williams, Peter J. 1932- (Author), Smith, Michael W., 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Series:Studies in polar research.
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