thermokarst lake
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0369
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: A lake occupying a closed depression formed by settlement of the ground following thawing of ice-rich permafrost or the melting of massive ice (see Figure 22c).
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lac de thermokarst
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thermokarst lake en |
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Thermokarst lakes are generally shallow. The depressions may expand by active-layer failure processes (see alas); the lakes may expand by thermokarst processes (see also oriented lake). In glaciated terrain they may be similar in appearance to kettle lakes.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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cave-in lake
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thaw lake en |