The Life of Permafrost : A History of Frozen Earth in Russian and Soviet Science /

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"In the Anthropocene, the thawing of frozen earth due to global warming has drawn worldwide attention to permafrost. Contemporary scientists define permafrost as ground that maintains a negative temperature for at least two years. But where did this particular conception of permafrost originate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chu, Pey-Yi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Frozen ground > Research
HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pergelisols > Recherche > Histoire.
Sols geles > Recherche > Histoire.
Pergelisols > Recherche > URSS > Histoire.
Pergelisols > Recherche > Russie > Histoire.
Sols geles > Recherche > URSS > Histoire.
Sols geles > Recherche > Russie > Histoire.
Permafrost > Research > History.
Frozen ground > Research > History.
Permafrost > Research > Soviet Union > History.
Permafrost > Research > Russia > History.
Frozen ground > Research > Soviet Union > History.
Frozen ground > Research > Russia > History.
Soviet Union
Russia
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: historicizing permafrost
  • Mapping
  • Building
  • Defining
  • Adapting
  • Translating
  • Epilogue: resurrecting.

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