The widespread presence of ice wedges, both along coasts and in inland areas of northern Victoria Land was ascertained. The presence of a vertical fissure in the centre of ice wedges indicates that thermal contraction-cracking processes are active under present climatic conditions.
ICE WEDGES IN THE TERRA NOVA BAY REGION (NORTHERN VICTORIA LAND, ANTARCTICA). DISTRIBUTION AND MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES / Raffi, Rossana. - In: TERRA ANTARTICA REPORTS. - ISSN 1723-7211. - STAMPA. - 8:(2003), pp. 143-148.
ICE WEDGES IN THE TERRA NOVA BAY REGION (NORTHERN VICTORIA LAND, ANTARCTICA). DISTRIBUTION AND MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES
RAFFI, Rossana
2003
Abstract
The widespread presence of ice wedges, both along coasts and in inland areas of northern Victoria Land was ascertained. The presence of a vertical fissure in the centre of ice wedges indicates that thermal contraction-cracking processes are active under present climatic conditions.File allegati a questo prodotto
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