Some observations regarding sorted stripes, livingston island, south shetlands

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Author: Hall, Kevin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1994
• Subjects: Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Livingston Island; Antarc*; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430050206; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.3430050206; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.3430050206

Abstract Sorted stripes have long been recognized in the sub‐Antarctic and the maritime Antarctic. The cold and wet conditions of these regions, when compared with the drier continent, are ideal for their development. In particular, the frequent low‐amplitude, short‐duration freeze‐thaw cycles of th...