Title of article
Piping causing thermokarst in permafrost, Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
Author/Authors
Seppنlن، نويسنده , , Matti، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1997
Pages
7
From page
313
To page
319
Abstract
An unusual piping tunnel some 80 cm in diameter and 2.5 m long 2 m below a terrace surface and a second smaller one formed in an ice wedge are reported from the continuous permafrost region in northernmost Quebec (mean annual temperature about −6°C). The hydrology of permafrost and its importance on thermokarst and gully erosion is discussed.
Keywords
piping , ice wedge , Melt water , continuous permafrost , gully erosion
Journal title
Geomorphology
Serial Year
1997
Journal title
Geomorphology
Record number
2356794
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