solifluction
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/illustrateddictionary/solifluction
Within: An Illustrated Permafrost Dictionary
Definition: The slow, downslope movement of the surface layer of the ground resulting from freezing and thawing of the soil.
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Did you know? Solifluction movements of a few millimetres to a few centimetres per year can occuron both permafrost and non-permafrost slopes The process creates characteristic features, including lobes, sheets, steps and stripes.
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https://doi.org/10.52381/CPA.permafrostdictionary.1
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