Permafrost Vocabularies

Permafrost Vocabularies

creep of frozen ground

Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/illustrateddictionary/creepoffrozenground

Within: An Illustrated Permafrost Dictionary

Definition: The slow deformation of frozen ground.

Term creep of frozen ground en
Comment Did you know? Creep is mostly due to ice in the ground slowly changing shape while under pressure, especially on slopes. It can affect the stability of buildings constructed on permafrost. . en
dcterms:source https://doi.org/10.52381/CPA.permafrostdictionary.1 xsd:anyURI

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