COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. PART 1, SECTION A2. PERMAFROST (PERENNIALLY FROZEN GROUND)

The monograph summarizes information on permafrost for engineering construction in cold regions. The distribution and origin of permafrost is discussed and information on structure, thickness, and thermal regime is summarized. Patterned ground and vegetation in the cold regions are discussed and the...

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Main Author: Stearns,S. Russell
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*PERMAFROST
TEXTBOOKS
ARCTIC REGIONS
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
SOIL MECHANICS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
PLANTS(BOTANY)
ECOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
Arctic
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0642730
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0642730
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Summary:The monograph summarizes information on permafrost for engineering construction in cold regions. The distribution and origin of permafrost is discussed and information on structure, thickness, and thermal regime is summarized. Patterned ground and vegetation in the cold regions are discussed and the engineering significance of permafrost is reviewed. (Author)

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