extensive discontinuous permafrost
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0103
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: 1. (North-American usage) Permafrost underlying 65 to 90 percent of the area of exposed land surface. 2. (Russian usage) Permafrost underlying 70 to 80 percent of the area of exposed land surface.
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extensive discontinuous permafrost
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It is suggested that this term be used as a replacement for "widespread" discontinuous permafrost, because the word "widespread" can mean either "extensively distributed" or "widely spaced".
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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widespread discontinuous permafrost
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