The Mackenzie Delta: An archetypal permafrost landscape
The Mackenzie Delta, in Canada's western Arctic, is North America's largest arctic delta. For over half the year the rivers and lakes of this vast alluvial plain are ice covered. Permafrost is ubiquitous in the delta and the surrounding landscape. Treeline traverses the delta, separating c...
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/7475 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3055-9_1 |