Mechanical and chemical weathering of periglacial and non-periglacial forms on the eastern Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island (Northwest Territories)

• Main Author: Chadwick, Cameron Lawrence
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 1996
• Subjects: Geomorphology; Ellesmere Island; Fosheim Peninsula; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/339; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/1338/viewcontent/MM11439.PDF

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in the mechanical and chemical weathering of different periglacial and non-periglacial forms on the eastern Fosheim Peninsula. Forms studied include: solifluction lobes, non-sorted stripes, polygons, mudboils, wetted sloped, dry ridge and wet m...