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Author : Robena J. Brown
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Permafrost. Part. 1. General Studies written by Robena J. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robena J. Brown
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Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Permafrost: General studies written by Robena J. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ming-ko Woo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642234623
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Permafrost Hydrology written by Ming-ko Woo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-04-14 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Permafrost Hydrology systematically elucidates the roles of seasonally and perennially frozen ground on the distribution, storage and flow of water. Cold regions of the World are subject to mounting development which significantly affects the physical environment. Climate change, natural or human-induced, reinforces the impacts. Knowledge of surface and ground water processes operating in permafrost terrain is fundamental to planning, management and conservation. This book is an indispensable reference for libraries and researchers, an information source for practitioners, and a valuable text for training the next generations of cold region scientists and engineers.
Author : Stuart A. Harris
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351681621
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Geocryology written by Stuart A. Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground called permafrost. Frozen ground is the product of cold climates as well as a variety of environmental factors. Its major characteristic is the accumulation of large quantities of ice which may exceed 90% by volume. Soil water changing to ice results in ground heaving, while thawing of this ice produces ground subsidence often accompanied by soil flowage. Permafrost is very susceptible to changes in weather and climate as well as to changes in the microenvironment. Cold weather produces contraction of the ground, resulting in cracking of the soil as well as breakup of concrete, rock, etc. Thus permafrost regions have unique landforms and processes not found in warmer lands. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the characteristics of permafrost. Four chapters deal with its definition and characteristics, the unique processes operating there, the factors affecting it, and its general distribution. Part 2 consists of seven chapters describing the characteristic landforms unique to these areas and the processes involved in their formation. Part 3 discusses the special problems encountered by engineers in construction projects including settlements, roads and railways, the oil and gas industry, mining, and the agricultural and forest industries. The three authors represent three countries and three language groups, and together have over 120 years of experience of working in permafrost areas throughout the world. The book contains over 300 illustrations and photographs, and includes an extensive bibliography in order to introduce the interested reader to the large current literature. Finalist of the 2019 PROSE Awards.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309301246
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Permafrost is a thermal condition -- its formation, persistence and disappearance are highly dependent on climate. General circulation models predict that, for a doubling of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, mean annual air temperatures may rise up to several degrees over much of the Arctic. In the discontinuous permafrost region, where ground temperatures are within 1-2 degrees of thawing, permafrost will likely ultimately disappear as a result of ground thermal changes associated with global climate warming. Where ground ice contents are high, permafrost degradation will have associated physical impacts. Permafrost thaw stands to have wide-ranging impacts, such as the draining and drying of the tundra, erosion of riverbanks and coastline, and destabilization of infrastructure (roads, airports, buildings, etc.), and including potential implications for ecosystems and the carbon cycle in the high latitudes. Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to explore opportunities for using remote sensing to advance our understanding of permafrost status and trends and the impacts of permafrost change, especially on ecosystems and the carbon cycle in the high latitudes. The workshop brought together experts from the remote sensing community with permafrost and ecosystem scientists. The workshop discussions articulated gaps in current understanding and potential opportunities to harness remote sensing techniques to better understand permafrost, permafrost change, and implications for ecosystems in permafrost areas. This report addresses questions such as how remote sensing might be used in innovative ways, how it might enhance our ability to document long-term trends, and whether it is possible to integrate remote sensing products with the ground-based observations and assimilate them into advanced Arctic system models. Additionally, the report considers the expectations of the quality and spatial and temporal resolution possible through such approaches, and the prototype sensors that are available that could be used for detailed ground calibration of permafrost/high latitude carbon cycle studies.
Author : Pey-Yi Chu
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487501935
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Life of Permafrost written by Pey-Yi Chu and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By tracing the English word permafrost back to its Russian roots, this unique intellectual history uncovers the multiple, contested meanings of permafrost as a scientific idea and environmental phenomenon.
Author : Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131721339
Total Pages : 1904 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (213 download)
Download or read book The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, 1/e written by Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest edition of The Pearson General Studies Manual continues to provide exhaustive study material for the General Studies paper of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination. This student-friendly book has been completely revised, thoroughly updated and carefully streamlined and is strictly exam-centric. In this new edition, a large number of new boxes and marginalia—with additional and relevant information—have been added to provide cutting-edge information to the aspirant. Readers will find that important facts and information have been presented in the form of well-structured tables and lists.
Author : T. Neil Davis
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Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Permafrost written by T. Neil Davis and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for a broad audience, this book is suitable for the science-minded layman and motivated students; it belongs in the library of anyone with more than a passing interest in the colder regions of the world. Students, permafrost specialists, and professionals in earth and environmental sciences will find most of the necessary and detailed mathematical material contained in the appendices, where it is accessible but not alarming to the less technically minded."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Rosa Margesin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540693718
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Permafrost Soils written by Rosa Margesin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-31 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the Earth’s biosphere is characterized by low temperatures. Vast areas (>20%) of the soil ecosystem are permanently frozen or are unfrozen for only a few weeks in summer. Permafrost regions occur at high latitudes and also at high ele- tions; a significant part of the global permafrost area is represented by mountains. Permafrost soils are of global interest, since a significant increase in temperature is predicted for polar regions. Global warming will have a great impact on these soils, especially in northern regions, since they contain large amounts of organic carbon and act as carbon sinks, and a temperature increase will result in a release of carbon into the atmosphere. Additionally, the intensified release of the clima- relevant tracer gas methane represents a potential environmental harzard. Significant numbers of viable microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, p- totrophic cyanobacteria and green algae, fungi and protozoa, are present in per- frost, and the characteristics of these microorganisms reflect the unique and extreme conditions of the permafrost environment. Remarkably, these microorg- isms have been reported to be metabolically active at subzero temperatures, even down to ?20°C.
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Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Permafrost written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. National Technical Information Service
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Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Permafrost written by United States. National Technical Information Service and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 215 citations from NTIS database for report period 1964-May 1981. Bibliography covers permafrost studies not related to structural engineering or construction. Vegetation, hydrology, frost heave, remote sensing, geological surveys and erosion control methods are included.
Author : National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Principles of Geocryology (Permafrost Studies) Part I, General Geocryology Chapter Xii, Perennially Frozen Ground and Vegetation written by National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. van Huissteden
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030313794
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Thawing Permafrost written by J. van Huissteden and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a cross-disciplinary overview of permafrost and the carbon cycle by providing an introduction into the geographical distribution of permafrost, with a focus on the distribution of permafrost and its soil carbon reservoirs. The chapters explain the basic physical properties and processes of permafrost soils: ice, mineral and organic components, and how these interact with climate, vegetation and geomorphological processes. In particular, the book covers the role of the large quantities of ice in many permafrost soils which are crucial to understanding carbon cycle processes. An explanation is given on how permafrost becomes loaded with ice and carbon. Gas hydrates are also introduced. Structures and processes formed by the intense freeze-thaw action in the active layer are considered (e.g. ice wedging, cryoturbation), and the processes that occur as the permafrost thaws, (pond and lake formation, erosion). The book introduces soil carbon accumulation and decomposition mechanisms and how these are modified in a permafrost environment. A separate chapter deals with deep permafrost carbon, gas reservoirs and recently discovered methane emission phenomena from regions such as Northwest Siberia and the Siberian yedoma permafrost.
Author : National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Principles of Geocryology (permafrost Studies), Part 1 General Geocryology, Chapt. 12, Perennially Frozen Ground and Vegetation written by National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council of Canada
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Principles of Geocryology (Permafrost Studies) Part 1 - General Geocryology Chapter 7, Geographical Distribution of Seasonally Frozen Ground and Permafrost written by National Research Council of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Permafrost, a Bibliography, 1978-1982 written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alekseĭ Pavlovich Tyrtikov
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Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Principles of Geocryology (permafrost Studies). written by Alekseĭ Pavlovich Tyrtikov and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
