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FROST MOUND [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Any mound-shaped landform produced by ground freezing combined with groundwater movement or the migration of soil moisture.

CONT

On the basis of genetic processes, frost mounds can be subdivided into two general categories: (1) seasonal frost mounds, which develop during a single winter season, and (2) perennial frost mounds, which include mounds formed by growth processes acting over periods of several decades or centuries ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Tout monticule produit par l'effet combiné de l'engel du sol et du mouvement de l'eau souterraine ou de la migration de l'eau dans le sol.

OBS

Les divers types de buttes (p. ex. buttes saisonnières à noyau de glace, dômes de glaçage, palses et pingos) se distinguent par leur structure, par la durée et par la nature de la glace qu'elles contiennent.

Spanish

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