Piping causing thermokarst in permafrost, Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada

Special issue, piping erosion

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

SEPPÄLÄ, M.

Physical Geography Lab., Univ., Helsinki, Finlande

Description :
The aim of this short note is to describe an observation of rather unusual piping in an ice wedge 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.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1997, vol. 20, n°. 3-4, p. 313-319, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 21 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier

Langue :
Anglais