Peter J. Williams, Michael W. Smith

The Frozen Earth

Fundamentals of Geocryology
Herausgeber: Bliss, L. C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780521424233
• ISBN-10: 0521424232
• Artikelnr.: 25529967

Inhaltsangabe

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