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Field and Theory : Lectures in Geocryology, Hardback Book

Field and Theory : Lectures in Geocryology Hardback

Edited by Michael Church, Olav Slaymaker

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This collection of papers by internationally known scientists in thefield of geocryology was originally presented as a series of lecturesat the University of British Columbia in 1980-1 in honour of J.

RossMacKay. Together they illustrate the central dilemma in a science wherefieldwork must be undertaken in the harsh periglacial environment andwhere, consequently, it is difficult to test theory rigorously.

Thepapers provide a valuable overview of the current status ofinternational research in a wide area of the field -- permafrost,patterned ground, and cold climate phenomena and processes.

Thetreatment varies from anecdotal, historical, and descriptive tomathematical.

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