Geocryology

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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Geocryology-Definition and Characteristics; 1.1 Periglaciology; Chapter 2 The Basic Factors of the Environment; 2.1 Basic or Main Factors of The Environment; Chapter 3 Frozen Ground and the Process of Frost Action; 3.1 Seasonally Frozen Grounds; 3.2 Permafrost; Chapter 4 The Concept of Nivation; 4.1 A Short History of Nivation; 4.2 Cryoplanation; Chapter 5 Periglacial Forms: Types and Properties; 5.1 History

Chapter 6 Cryosuction and Thermokarst6.1 Pore Water Pressure; 6.2 Ice Wedging and Heaving in the Concept of Cryosuction; 6.3 Thermokarst; Chapter 7 Wind Action, Fluvial Action, and Lacustrine and Marine Action; 7.1 Evidence of Wind Activity in the Geological Past; 7.2 Fluvial Action; 7.3 Glacial Landforms; Chapter 8 The Mass Wasting Process and Lacustrine and Marine Action; 8.1 The Concept of Mass Wasting; 8.2 Lacustrine Action and Deposits; References; Index

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