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Field and Theory

Lectures in Geocryology

Michael Church,Olav Slaymaker,

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Distributed for University of British Columbia Press

Field and Theory

Lectures in Geocryology

Michael Church,Olav Slaymaker,

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. Together they illustrate the central dilemma in a science where fieldwork must be undertaken in the harsh periglacial environment and where, consequently, it is difficult to test theory rigorously. The papers provide a valuable overview of the current status of international research in a wide area of the field -- permafrost, patterned ground, and cold climate phenomena and processes. The treatment varies from anecdotal, historical, and descriptive to mathematical.

228 pages | © 1985

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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

Notation

1. On the Scientific Method of J. Ross Mackay / W.H. Mathews

2. Experimental Observations of Periglacial Processes in the Arctic / Alfred Jahn

3. Extreme Rainfall and Rapid Snowmelt as Causes of Mass Movements in High Latitude Mountains / Anders Rapp

4. Estimation of Avalanche Runout Distances in New Zealand / B.B. Fitzharris

5. The Ice Factor in Frozen Ground / L.W. Gold

6. Models of Soil Freezing / M.W. Smith

7. A Step Function Model of Ice Segregation / S.I. Outcalt

8. Recent Observations on the Deformation of Ice and Ice-Rich Permafrost / N.R. Morgenstern

9. Distribution of Recently Active Ice and Soil Wedges in the U.S.S.R. / N.N. Romanovskij

10. Periglacial Problems / A.L. Washburn

Notes on Contributors

Author Citation Index

Index

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