Stephen Taber and the development of North American cryostratigraphy and periglacial geomorphology

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Nelson, Frederick E., French, Hugh M.
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Mackay; Péwé; Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2096; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.2096; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ppp.2096; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/ppp.2096

Abstract Stephen Taber's early work on ice segregation and frost heaving was far ahead of its time. His laboratory experiments regarding ice segregation led to our current understanding of frost heave by civil and geotechnical engineers building roads and other structures in cold regions. It al...