Introduction Permafrost Life
What is permafrost? This seemingly innocuous question has a surprisingly complex and enigmatic series of answers. Prying the word open, it appears to be a portmanteau of permanent and frost, but it is not that simple. Frost can take many forms, most usually as an accumulation of ice on a surface, bu...
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| Published in | Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood p. 1 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of Minnesota Press
04.04.2023
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| Summary: | What is permafrost? This seemingly innocuous question has a surprisingly complex and enigmatic series of answers. Prying the word open, it appears to be a portmanteau of permanent and frost, but it is not that simple. Frost can take many forms, most usually as an accumulation of ice on a surface, but it is decidedly not permafrost. Indeed, in the mid-twentieth century the name itself was the subject of intense debate between the United States and the Soviet Union, and even between factions within the Soviet Union. The so-called father of permafrost, Mikhail Sumgin, emerged from this fight victorious, while |
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| ISBN: | 1517911826 9781517911829 |