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UNINA9910825481603321 |
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Titolo |
Field and theory : lectures in geocryology = Terrain et théorie : essais de géocryologie / / editors, Michael Church, Olav Slaymaker |
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Vancouver : , : University of British Columbia Press, , 1985 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-22531-X |
9786613225313 |
0-7748-5368-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 213 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChurchMichael Anthony <1942-> |
SlaymakerOlav <1939-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Frozen ground |
Ice |
Mass-wasting |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Abstracts in French and Russian. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ -- Figures and Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Notation -- On the Scientific Method of J. Ross Mackay -- Experimental Observations of Periglacial Processes in the Arctic -- Extreme Rainfall and Rapid Snowmelt as Causes of Mass Movements in High Latitude Mountains -- Estimation of Avalanche Runout Distances in New Zealand -- The Ice Factor in Frozen Ground -- Models of Soil Freezing -- A Step Function Model of Ice Segregation -- Recent Observations on the Deformation of Ice and Ice-Rich Permafrost -- Distribution of Recently Active Ice and Soil Wedges in the Ussr -- Periglacial Problems -- Notes on Contributors -- Author Citation Index. -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection of papers by internationally known scientists in the field of geocryology was originally presented as a series of lectures at the University of British Columbia in 1980-1 in honour of J. Ross MacKay. |
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