Field and Theory: Lectures in Geocryology - Couverture rigide

 
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Synopsis

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. Together they illustrate the central dilemma in a science where fieldwork must be undertaken in the harsh periglacial environment and where, consequently, it is difficult to test theory rigorously. The papers provide a valuable overview of the current status of international research in a wide area of the field -- permafrost, patterned ground, and cold climate phenomena and processes. The treatment varies from anecdotal, historical, and descriptive to mathematical.

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À propos de l?auteur

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

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