A note on a thermokarst feature on the North Slope of Alaska
A thermokarst depression with active thermal erosion on one margin and a drainage way to the Sagavanirktok River is described with the aid of a sketch plan and sections. The depression is surrounded by moist tundra with thermal contraction polygons and floored by wet tundra with extensive pools. It...
Main Authors: | R.G. West, J.J. Donner, T. Kankainen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Geological Society of Finland
1994-06-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland |
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Online Access: | http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume66/sgs_bt_066_1_pages_045_052.pdf |
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