The Frozen Earth: Fundamentals of Geocryology
by Peter J. Williams , Michael W. SmithEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-07-26
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
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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