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Record #161197:
Causes and consequences of rapid thermokarst development in permafrost or glacial terrain / S.A. Harris.
Title: | Causes and consequences of rapid thermokarst development in permafrost or glacial terrain / S.A. Harris. |
Author(s): | Harris, S. A. |
Date: | 2002. |
In: | Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. (2002.), Vol. 13(3) (2002) |
Abstract: | Comparison of temperatures in Fox Lake, Yukon Territory with shallower temperatures in soil finds water absorbing 5-7 times as much solar energy as soil annually. Thermal properties, translucence of water and absorption of solar energy effect this, helped by water movement. Lake ice remains warmer than soil in winter, and thaw pond continues to enlarge until it runs out of ground ice or drains. Suggests that single occurrence of thermokarst cannot be used as proof of climate change. |
Notes: | Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. Vol. 13(3) :237-242 (2002). |
Keywords: | 551.34 -- Geocryology. Frozen ground. 551.343 -- Periglacial processes. Thermokarst. 551.345 -- Permafrost. Cryopedology. 536 -- Heat. 551.583 -- Climatic changes. E9 -- Glaciology: meteorology and climatology. (*430) -- Yukon Territory. |
SPRI record no.: | 161197 |
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