Permafrost Environment

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Permafrost Identification, Nature and Processes 3. Distribution and Stability of Permafrost 4. Foundations in Permafrost Regions 5. Roads and Railways 6. Airfields 7. Oil and Gas Industry 8. Mining 9. Water Supply, Waste Disposal, and Provision of Electricity 10. Agriculture and Forestry References Index Abbreviations of Units of Measure

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Permafrost Region;Permafrost Zones;Permafrost;Moisture Content;Permafrost Environment;Gas Hydrates;Geology;Continuous Permafrost;Permafrost Science;Active Layer;Permafrost Research;Ground Temperatures;Permafrost Table;Identifying Permafrost;Permafrost Areas;Freezing;Discontinuous Permafrost;Freezing Process;Prudhoe Bay;Offshore Permafrost;Frost Heaving;Thawing;Permafrost Stability;Thermal Piles;Zonation;Thaw Settlement;Climate Change;Sporadic Permafrost;Climatic Changes;Thawing Indices;Permafrost Regions;Ice Content;Roads;Ground Thermal Regime;Railways;Snow Roads;Winter Roads;Landfast Ice;Environmental Effects;Gravel Pad;All-Weather Roads;Permafrost Distribution;Construction Methods;Cold Air Drainage;Airfields;Permanent Airfields;Oil and Gas Industry;Oil Industry;Gas Industry;Seismic Surveys;Drilling Rigs;Oil Rigs;Gas Wells;Sea Ice;Offshore Drilling;The Arctic;Oil Pipelines;Gas Pipelines;Mining;Placer Mining;Open Cast Mining;Water Supply;Waste Disposal;Provision of Electricity;Electricity;Agriculture;Forestry;Climate;Crops