thaw unconformity
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0350
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: A boundary sometimes identified in perennially frozen ground, representing the base of a relict active layer, as well as the corresponding earlier permafrost table.
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thaw unconformity
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A thaw unconformity may be recognized by differences in ice contents, stable isotope contents, and heavy mineral and pollen assemblages above and below the unconformity, and by the truncation of ice bodies.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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