Plugs and Plug Circles: A Basic Form of Patterned Ground, Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada : Origin and Implications (MEMOIR (GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA)) - Hardcover
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Patterned ground, encompassing circles, nets, polygons, and stripes, indicate soil, temperature, hydrologic, and other environmental conditions, past and present. Plug circles and plugs, a variety of patterned ground, occur in both nonsorted and sorted forms in permafrost environments. Study in the Canadian High Arctic, and a review of hypotheses of origin support the conclusion that plug circles and plugs are diapiric forms resulting from frost heaving, and that surfaceward seepage accounts for many occurences. This title focuses on many of the aspects of patterned ground, plugs and plug circles detailing circulatory soil processes and examining origin.
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Plugs and Plug Circles : A Basic Form of Patterned Ground, Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada - Origin and Implications; Geological Society of America Memoir 190
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Geological Society of America, 1997
ISBN 10: 0813711908
ISBN 13: 9780813711904
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Seller: Crossroads Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. from the front DJ flap, "Patterned ground, encompassing circles, nets, polygons, and stripes, is a widespread phenomenon, especially in cold climates." hardcover, 11.25 x 8.75", 87 pages, DJ wrapped in mylar, illustrated. Seller Inventory # 5570043