Thermal conductivity of frozen soils

• Main Author: Penner, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: permafrost; soils; clay; frozen soils; thermal conductivity; ice; pergélisol; sol; argile; sol gelé; conductivité thermique; glace; Leda; Ice
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Thermal conductivity measurements of two frozen soils, Leda clay and Sudbury silty clay, taken at temperatures between 0 and -22 degrees C by means of a thermal probe and a transient heat flow technique, compare favorably with estimates of thermal conductivity calculated by the DeVries method. Both...