Permafrost Vocabularies

Permafrost Vocabularies

sand-wedge polygon

Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0284

Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary

Definition: A polygon outlined by sand wedges underlying its boundaries.

Term sand-wedge polygon en
Comment Sand-wedge polygons may be formed by seasonal thermal contraction cracking in areas of deep seasonal frost. en
dcterms:source https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561 xsd:anyURI

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