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The distribution of permafrost and its relation to air temperature in Canada and the U.S.S.R.

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Subjectpermafrost; soils
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Permafrost is a widespread phenomenon in the northern parts of North America and Eurasia, and in Antarctica. Between 40 and 50 per cent of Canada's total land surface of 3.8 million square miles is underlain by permafrost. The total land area of the U.S.S.R. exceeds 8 million square miles of which 47 per cent is underlain by permafrost (Tsytovich 1958). Because of the great extent of this phenomenon knowledge of its distribution is of vital concern to both countries.
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  • Arctic 13, no. 3 (1 November 1960): 163–177.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-RP-112
NRC numberNRCC 5941
NRC-IRC-1180
NPARC number20386233
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