Field and Theory

Lectures in Geocryology

Inbunden, Engelska, 1985

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum1985-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor228
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774802048

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List of Figures and IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsNotation 1. On the Scientific Method of J. Ross Mackay / W.H.Mathews2. Experimental Observations of Periglacial Processes in the Arctic/ Alfred Jahn3. Extreme Rainfall and Rapid Snowmelt as Causes of Mass Movementsin High Latitude Mountains / Anders Rapp4. Estimation of Avalanche Runout Distances in New Zealand /B.B. Fitzharris5. The Ice Factor in Frozen Ground / L.W. Gold6. Models of Soil Freezing / M.W. Smith7. A Step Function Model of Ice Segregation / S.I.Outcalt8. Recent Observations on the Deformation of Ice and Ice-RichPermafrost / N.R. Morgenstern9. Distribution of Recently Active Ice and Soil Wedges in theU.S.S.R. / N.N. Romanovskij10. Periglacial Problems / A.L. Washburn Notes on ContributorsAuthor Citation IndexIndex

Overall this is a most welcome addition to the geocryological literature and one which is likely to have given Ross MacKay particular pleasure. - Peter Worsley (Modern Geology) Geographers of all stripes would do well to read this clearly written, informed, and sensitive piece. MacKay's consistently scholarly approach to pure and applied aspects of this important and extremely complex aspect of the earth sciences is an example and inspiration to us all. - W. Peter Adams (Canadian Geographer)