Field and Theory: Lectures in Geocryology

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774802049
• ISBN13: 9780774802048
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 228 Pages