Periglacial geomorphology. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Colin K. Ballantyne.
• Authors: Ballantyne, C. K
• Contents: Periglacial environments -- Ground freezing and thawing -- Permafrost -- Ground ice and cryostratigraphy -- Thermal contraction cracking: ice wedges and related landforms -- Pingos, palsas and other frost mounds -- Thermokarst -- Seasonally frozen ground phenomena -- Rock weathering and associated landforms -- Periglacial mass movement and hillslope evolution -- Talus slopes and related landforms -- Fluvial processes and landforms -- Wind action -- Periglacial coasts -- Past periglacial environments -- Climate change and periglacial environments.
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.41; Periglacial processes; Geomorphology; Geomorphology; Periglacial processes; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology; Cold regions; Cold regions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119442318; 1119442311
• Related ISBNs: 9781405100069; 1405100060
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• 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.