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Author : French, H.
Date : 2004.
Title : Periglacial geomorphology as a branch of geocryology.
Publication : 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. 14-19 March 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Abstract
The beginnings of periglacial geomorphology can be traced to Lozinzki and the participants on the XI International Geological Congress excursion to Spitzbergen in 1910-1911. By the mid-1960’s periglacial geomorphology was a descriptive branch of climatic geomorphology consisting of (i) Pleistocene and Quaternary studies dealing largely with the mid-latitudes, and (ii) present-day process studies conducted in the sub-arctic and arctic regions of North America and Scandinavia. Permafrost studies were being conducted in relative isolation in North America and the Soviet Union, not only to each other, but also to periglacial geomorphology. Since 1965, the continued growth of periglacial process studies and increased collaboration between permafrost scientists, especially following the formation of the IPA in 1983, has resulted in the recognition of periglacial geomorphology as an integral part of permafrost science, or geocryology. The emergence of Chinese geocryology during the 1970’s and mountain permafrost during the 1980’s are additional themes. The continued expansion of Quaternary research has placed Pleistocene periglacial studies in a bridging situation.
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