massive ice
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0201
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: A comprehensive term used to describe large masses of ground ice, including ice wedges, pingo ice, buried ice and large ice lenses (see Figure 10d, e, f).
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Massive ice beds typically have an ice content of at least 250 percent (on an ice-to-dry-soil weight basis). If the ice content is less than 250 percent, the beds are better termed "massive icy beds". Some massive ice beds are more than 40 m thick and 2 km in horizontal extent, and some are responsible for prominent topographic rises.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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