Permafrost and patterned grounds in Finland - periglacial or something else

Northernmost Finnish Lapland is periglacial. This area belongs to the zone of sporadic and alpine permafrost. Microclimatic permafrost can be found in eskers, caves and artifacts like mines everywhere in Finland. Periglacial permafrost occured in Southern Lapland and Ostrobothnia during some early W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A. Kejonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1997-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
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Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume69/sgs_bt_069_pages_097_108.pdf