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Arctic and Alpine

This class was created by Brainscape user Kieran Busby. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Kieran Busby
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Decks in this class (12)

L1: Intro to Module
What is alpine tundra,
What can be used to model the alp...,
What processes characterise the a...
6  cards
L2: Arctic Drivers and Contrasts
What does the arctic being a larg...,
What are the key drivers that inf...,
What is the characteristics of re...
18  cards
L3: Permafrost
How much permafrost is about,
If the climate changes the permaf...,
What does paraglacial mean
13  cards
L4: Ground Freezing and Ground Ice
What are the micro scale factors ...,
How does the material affect perm...,
How does moisture and water affec...
32  cards
L5: Frost Heave
When water changes to ice its exp...,
What increases the expansion that...,
What does expansion release
15  cards
L6/7: Patterned Ground
What do we need in order for sort...,
Why do we get an undulating freez...,
Why is there fixed dimensions of ...
5  cards
L8: Cracking and ice-wedge polygons
What do the majority of processes...,
Where do inclined freezing front ...,
Where do inclined freezing front ...
41  cards
L9: Arctic Coasts
What proportion of earths coastli...,
What affect does the ice on coast...,
What are the series of controls o...
12  cards
Thermokarst Processes
What happens when permafrost thaw...,
What is liquid limit,
What do thermokarst lakes require
16  cards
L10: Weathering and introduction to Alpine slopes
Key factors in terms of the abili...,
What does physical weathering mea...,
Frost wedgingcrack in rock of mou...
14  cards
L11: Cryogenic Mounds
What do palsas contain,
What can palsas be classified on ...,
What size are palsas
27  cards
L12: Mass wasting (movement)
What is mass wasting movement,
What is the 5 element alpine slop...,
1 interluve
9  cards

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