Freeze-Thaw Frequencies and Mechanical Weathering in Canada
Investigates freeze-thaw cycles (a rise to 34 F following a drop to 28 F) as a cause of rock disintegration by comparing their frequencies in northern and southern Canada. Cycles counted at 42 weather stations showed an increase from north to south: nine at Eureka on Ellesmere Island in 1949 as comp...
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| Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1959
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| Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66762 |