| Title:
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FIELD AND THEORY
LECTURES IN GEOCRYOLOGY |
| By: |
Michael Church (Editor), Olav Slaymaker (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£87.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774802049 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774802048 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1985 |
| Pages: |
228 |
| Description: |
This collection of papers by internationally known scientists in the field of geocryology was originally presented as a series of lectures at the University of British Columbia in 1980-1 in honour of J. Ross MacKay. |
| Synopsis: |
This collection of papers by internationally known scientists in thefield of geocryology was originally presented as a series of lecturesat the University of British Columbia in 1980-1 in honour of J. RossMacKay. Together they illustrate the central dilemma in a science wherefieldwork must be undertaken in the harsh periglacial environment andwhere, consequently, it is difficult to test theory rigorously. Thepapers provide a valuable overview of the current status ofinternational research in a wide area of the field -- permafrost,patterned ground, and cold climate phenomena and processes. Thetreatment varies from anecdotal, historical, and descriptive tomathematical. |
| Illustrations: |
76 b&w illustrations, 17 tables, 9 maps |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |