The periglacial environment. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Hugh M. French.
• Authors: French, Hugh M
• Contents: The Periglacial Domain. Introduction -- Periglacial Climates -- Periglacial Ecosystems -- Frozen Ground and Permafrost. Ground Freezing, Permafrost and the Active Layer -- Permafrost Distribution and Stability -- Ground Ice and Cryostratigraphy -- Aggradational Permafrost Landforms -- Thermokarst Processes and Landforms -- Periglacial Geomorphology. Cold-Climate Weathering -- Mass-Wasting Processes and Active-Layer Phenomena -- Azonal Processes and Landforms -- Slope Development and Landscape Evolution -- Pleistocene Periglacial Environments. The Pleistocene Periglacial Domain -- Previously-Frozen Ground -- Pleistocene Periglaciation -- Human Occupance and The Periglacial Environment. Urban and Social Infrastructure -- Transportation and Resource Development.
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.3/84; Frozen ground; Glacial landforms; Frozen ground; Glacial landforms; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology; Cold regions; Cold regions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119132820; 1119132827; 9781119132813; 1119132819
• Related ISBNs: 9781119132790; 1119132797; 9781119132783
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 20, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.