Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Permafrost
Available - ICOP 2003
Edited by: Marcia Phillips, Sarah M. Springman and Lukas U. Arenson
Special price for orders received before 15 July 2003
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These Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Permafrost
contain an extensive overview of the most recent research in the fields
of permafrost science and engineering on a global scale. The 230
contributions portray the rich diversity of permafrost-related research,
which is being conducted worldwide. The themes covered include all major
scientific, technical and engineering aspects of past and present frozen
ground in polar and mountain areas, together with planetary processes.
The main topics include the effects of climate change on permafrost,
problems related to slope processes in mountain areas, the description
of new permafrost detection techniques using remote sensing and
geophysics, improving the performance of infrastructure and design in
permafrost, the characteristics of subsea permafrost, hydrology and
waste management, ecological and environmental aspects in permafrost,
the interactions of frozen ground with its surroundings and even some
investigations of permafrost features on Mars. The data and theories
presented are based on numerical modelling and field experiments and are
applied to practical cases. The variety of new techniques and findings
discussed in these two volumes reflect the increasing interest in the
understanding of permafrost and related phenomena, especially those
concerning natural hazards.
Audience
Permafrost scientists, geotechnical engineers, geophysicists,
glaciologists, geologists, and geographers
All countries affected by permafrost in the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres as well as in mountainous regions. (primarily Russia, China,
Mongolia, Canada, USA, Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, New Zealand & UK
via Antarctica, European Alps, Japan, South America - Andes).
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