1. TUNDRA Nicole Sherpensky, Jasmine Moore, Brooke Oliver, Meagan Toole, Sarah Douglas, Andrea Eam 2. Location (in N. America) Found approximately 55° to 70° North latitudes…
Slide 1 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html Slide 2 taiga Taiga refers to a nearly continuous belt of evergreen coniferous forests across the Northern…
Slide 1Victoria Neufeld Slide 2 Active Layer Active layers are made of moisture-saturated material overlying permafrost that melts during the short summer season of high…
Slide 1 Permafrost what is permafrost where does it occur what problems exist Slide 2 Understanding Permafrost important to civil engineering and architecture crucial part…
Slide 1 Miguel Benedict and Ian Kropp Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 The earth’s mean average temperature is regulated by a steady equilibrium which exists between…
Slide 1 Soil Orders Highest level in Soil Taxonomy 12 orders Defined by presence/properties of diagnostic horizons, other specific soil properties Related to state factor…
Permafrost Foundation, Qinghai-Tibet Railway Roman Poudyal1 Abstract Ground having temperature below freezing and remained frozen for at least 2 year to thousands of years…
Slide 1 Extreme Climates Revision Polar Truly arid places with less than 250mm rain a year, e.g Sahara. Hot Arid Ice covered places, e.g. Greenland Glacial Semi- arid places…