Periglacial geomorphology : proceedings of the 22nd Annual Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology / edited by John C. Dixon and Athol D. Abrahams.

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Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology (22nd : 1991) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chichester ; New York : Wiley, [1992], ©1992.
Description
xii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    • "Binghamton" symposia in geomorphology ; no. 22. [More in this series]
    • The Binghamton symposia in geomorphology ; no. 22
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Periglacial Geomorphology: What, Where, When? / C. E. Thorn
    • 2. Origin of Certain High-Elevation Local Broad Uplands in the Central Appalachians South of the Glacial Border, U.S.A. - A Paleoperiglacial Hypothesis / G. Michael Clark and James Hedges
    • 3. Spatial Patterns of Geochemical Denudation in a Colorado Alpine Environment / Nelson Caine
    • 4. The Zonation of Freeze-thaw Temperatures at a Glacier Headwall, Dome Glacier, Canadian Rockies / James S. Gardner
    • 5. Mechanical Weathering in the Antarctic: A Maritime Perspective / Kevin J. Hall
    • 6. Miniature Sorted Stripes in the Paramo de Piedras Blancas (Venezuelan Andes) / Francisco L. Perez
    • 7. A Model of Water Movement in Rock Glaciers and Associated Water Characteristics / John R. Giardino, John D. Vitek and Joseph L. DeMorett
    • 8. Snow-avalanche Paths: Conduits from the Periglacial-Alpine to the Subalpine-Depositional Zone / David R. Butler, George P. Malanson and Stephen J. Walsh.
    • 9. Long-term Rates of Contemporary Solifluction in the Canadian Rocky Mountains / D. J. Smith
    • 10. Factors Influencing the Distribution and Initiation of Active-layer Detachment Slides on Ellesmore Island, Arctic Canada / Antoni G. Lewkowicz
    • 11. Buoyancy Forces Induced by Freeze-thaw in the Active Layer: Implications for Diapirism and Soil Circulation / Bernard Hallet and Edwin D. Waddington
    • 12. Formation of Seasonal Ice Bodies / Wayne H. Pollard and Robert O. van Everdingen
    • 13. Palsa-scale Frost Mounds / Frederick E. Nelson, Kenneth M. Hinkel and Samuel I. Outcalt
    • 14. Recent Ground Warming Inferred from the Temperature in Permafrost near Mayo, Yukon Territory / C. R. Burn.
    ISBN
    0471933422 (ppc)
    LCCN
    91039799
    OCLC
    24697546
    RCP
    C - S
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