Some aspects of plateau permafrost, Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, China, and a comparison with the Mackenzie Delta region, Canada.

Differences in permafrost conditions between the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau and the Mackenzie Delta region primarily relate to their Quaternary histories and their current climates. For example, the Tibetan Plateau has experienced uplift of at least 3,000 m during the last 2 million years. Under...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Baolai.
Other Authors: French, H. M.
Format: Others
Published: University of Ottawa (Canada) 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6840
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-15037