Ice‐wedge rejuvenation, fosheim peninsula, ellesmere Island, Canada

Abstract Ice wedges with multiple growth stages and complex wedge systems are described for six sites on the Fosheim Peninsula. Recent rates of lateral wedge growth, inferred from tritium concentrations within the ice, are 2–5 mm a −1 . One factor responsible for ice wedge rejuvenation in this area...

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Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Author: Lewkowicz, Antoni G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430050405
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