Permafrost Vocabularies

Permafrost Vocabularies

frost-stable ground

Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0131

Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary

Definition: Ground (soil or rock) in which little or no segregated ice forms during seasonal freezing.

Term frost-stable ground en
sol non gélif fr
Comment Significant cumulative ice segregation and frost heave may occur even in seasonally frost-stable ground (e.g., gravels and rock) under conditions of continuous freezing and plentiful water supply. en
dcterms:source https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561 xsd:anyURI
skos:hiddenLabel non-frost-susceptible ground en

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