Characteristics and Significance of the Transition Zone in Drained Thaw-Lake Basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska
In the three-component conceptual model of arctic soils, the transition zone is recognized as a layer intermediate between the seasonally thawed active layer above and the stable permafrost below. Although typically frozen and therefore part of the near-surface permafrost, the transition zone episod...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
2010
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63515 |