Field and Theory

Lectures in Geocryology
Herausgeber: Church, Michael

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Michael Church and Olav Slaymaker (editors) aremembers of the geography department at the University of BritishColumbia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1985
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780774802048
• ISBN-10: 0774802049
• Artikelnr.: 41607327

Autorenporträt

Michael Church and Olav Slaymaker (editors) aremembers of the geography department at the University of BritishColumbia.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notation
1. On the Scientific Method of J. Ross Mackay / W.H.Mathews
2. Experimental Observations of Periglacial Processes in the Arctic/
Alfred Jahn
3. Extreme Rainfall and Rapid Snowmelt as Causes of Mass Movementsin High
Latitude Mountains / Anders Rapp
4. Estimation of Avalanche Runout Distances in New Zealand /B.B. Fitzharris
5. The Ice Factor in Frozen Ground / L.W. Gold
6. Models of Soil Freezing / M.W. Smith
7. A Step Function Model of Ice Segregation / S.I.Outcalt
8. Recent Observations on the Deformation of Ice and Ice-RichPermafrost /
N.R. Morgenstern
9. Distribution of Recently Active Ice and Soil Wedges in theU.S.S.R. /
N.N. Romanovskij
10. Periglacial Problems / A.L. Washburn
Notes on Contributors
Author Citation Index
Index