periglacial
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0240
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: The conditions, processes and landforms associated with cold, nonglacial environments.
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périglaciaire
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The term was originally used to describe the climatic and geomorphic conditions of areas peripheral to Pleistocene ice sheets and glaciers. Modern usage refers, however, to a wider range of cold climatic conditions regardless of their proximity to a glacier, either in space or time. Many, but not all, periglacial environments possess permafrost; all are dominated by frost action processes.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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