thaw basin
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0339
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: A depression of the permafrost table created by naturally induced thawing.
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cuvette de dégel
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In permafrost regions, thaw basins exist beneath bodies of water such as lakes or rivers that do not freeze to the bottom in winter. They may be quite extensive both in depth (from a few metres to more than a 100 m) and in areal extent (from several tens of metres to more than 2 km) and they may be irregular in shape. Their depth, areal extent and shape depend on the size of the water body, the type and properties of earth material underlying it, and the presence of ground ice and groundwater.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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closed talik
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thaw depression
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