Some aspects of plateau permafrost, Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, China, and a comparison with the Mackenzie Delta region, Canada.

• Main Author: Wang, Baolai.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 1993
• Subjects: Geology.; Arctic; Mackenzie River; Canada; Mackenzie Valley; Ice; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie river; permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-15037; http://www.ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/6840

Differences in permafrost conditions between the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau and the Mackenzie Delta region primarily relate to their Quaternary histories and their current climates. For example, the Tibetan Plateau has experienced uplift of at least 3,000 m during the last 2 million years. Under...