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9780521424233

The Frozen Earth: Fundamentals of Geocryology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521424233

  • ISBN10:

    0521424232

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1991-07-26
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This is the first book in English to concentrate on analysis of the causes & effects of cold climates, rather than mere descriptions of the natural features of the frozen ground, & to relate the phenomena to resource development, etc.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Periglacial Conditions
Morphology of Permafrost and Seasonally Frozen Ground
Climate and Frozen Ground
The Ground Thermal Regime
The Forms of the Ground Surface 1: Slopes and Subsidences
The Forms of the Ground Surface 2: Structures and Microtopography of Level Ground
Thermodynamic Behaviour of Frozen Soils
Hydrology of Frozen Ground
The Mechanics of Frozen Ground
Geocryology Past and Future
References
Index.
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