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MARC recordThe periglacial environment / Hugh M. French.
| Title: | The periglacial environment / Hugh M. French. |
| Author(s): | French, Hugh M. |
| Date: | 1996. |
| Publisher: | Harlow: Longman |
| Abstract: | A new edition of this standard work on the geomorphology of permafrost zones, with special reference to Eurasia and North America. New subjects covered include geocryology, dating techniques, global warming and periglacial landscapes. A large section covers Pleistocene periglacial conditions and relic phenomena. Applied subjects such as engineering and hydrological problems are considered. Undergraduate discussion topics are given at the end of each chapter. |
| Keywords: | 551.32 -- Glaciology. 551.33 -- Glacial geology. 551.34 -- Geocryology. Frozen ground. 551.343 -- Periglacial processes. Thermokarst. 551.345 -- Permafrost. Cryopedology. 551.336 -- Ice ages. 551.791 -- Pleistocene. E8 -- Glaciology: frost action and permafrost. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: 551.34 |
| ISBN: | 0582305365 |
| SPRI record no.: | 137708 |
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