active-layer failure
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0005
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: A general term referring to several forms of slope failures or failure mechanisms commonly occurring in the active layer overlying permafrost (see Figure 21a).
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active-layer failure
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These include detachment failures but not retrogressive thaw slumps and thaw slumping since these involve permafrost.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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skin flow
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