discontinuous permafrost
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0085
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: Permafrost occurring in some areas beneath the exposed land surface throughout a geographic region where other areas are free of permafrost (see Figure 1).
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discontinuous permafrost
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Discontinuous permafrost occurs between the continuous permafrost zone and the southern latitudinal limit of permafrost in lowlands. Depending on the scale of mapping, several subzones can often be distinguished, based on the percentage of the land surface underlain by permafrost, as shown in the following table. [Table not included in Excel spreadsheet]
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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island permafrost
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insular permafrost en scattered permafrost en |