cryotic ground
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0064
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: Soil or rock at temperatures of 0°C or lower.
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The terms "cryotic" and "noncryotic" were introduced to solve a major semantic problem identified by Brown and Kupsch (1974), namely the lack of specific separate terms to designate "above 0°C" and "below 0°C" as opposed to "unfrozen" (not containing ice) and "frozen" (containing ice) (see Figure 3). Cryotic and noncryotic refer solely to the temperature of the material described, independent of its water or ice content. Perennially cryotic ground refers to ground that remains at or below 0°C continuously for two or more years and is therefore synonymous with permafrost.
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