Field and Theory: Lectures in Geocryology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780774802048)

This collection of papers by internationally known scientists in the field of geocryology was originally presented as a series of lectures at the University of British Columbia in 1980-1 in honour of J. Ross MacKay. Together they illustrate the central dilemma in a science where fieldwork must be undertaken in the harsh periglacial environment and where, consequently, it is difficult to test theory rigorously. The papers provide a valuable overview of the current status of international research in a wide area of the field -- permafrost, patterned ground, and cold climate phenomena and processes. The treatment varies from anecdotal, historical, and descriptive to mathematical.

Author: Michael Church
ISBN-10: 0774802049
ISBN-13: 9780774802048
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1985
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover