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" The frozen earth : "
Peter J. Williams and Michael W. Smith.
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BL
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706103
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b528292
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| Main Entry
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Williams, Peter J., (Peter John),1932-
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| Title & Author
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The frozen earth : : fundamentals of geocryology /\ Peter J. Williams and Michael W. Smith.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1989.
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| Series Statement
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Studies in polar research
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xvi, 306 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm.
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0521365244
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: 0521365341
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: 9780521365246
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: 9780521365345
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Includes index.
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Bibliography: p. [280]-302.
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| Abstract
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Describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingoes and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined, and their fundamental role in ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a simple manner.
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Frozen ground.
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| LC Classification
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GB641.W55 1989
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Smith, Michael W.,1944-
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