Modelling the thermal transport of a thawing permafrost plateau

Permafrost covers approximately 24% of the Northern Hemisphere and is in a state of decay which has large implications. To characterize the processes involved in the transitional period of permafrost decay, a three-dimensional finite element numerical model is developed. The model is based on the Sc...

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Main Author: Langford, Joelle E
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Scholarship@Western 2018
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5397
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/context/etd/article/7418/viewcontent/JoelleLangford_MScThesis.pdf