The origin of hummocks, western Arctic coast, Canada
Hummocks (nonsorted circles) are widely distributed in arctic and subarctic regions. The hummocks under discussion are composed of fine-grained frost-susceptible soils; the late summer frost table is bowl-shaped; and the hummocks grade from those which are completely vegetated (earth hummocks) to th...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1980
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e80-100 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e80-100 |