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permafrost |
| Definitions |
[Henderson's] n. a layer of permanently frozen soil, usually sub-surface, which occurs where temperatures are low enough, and which is a feature of the tundra in polar regions. It is generally covered in warmer months with a thin partially melted layer, which in the tundra supports a vegetation of mosses, lichens, grasses and small herbaceous plants. The permafrost layer may be up to hundreds of metres thick. |
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http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept |
| scopeNote | US LTER controlled vocabulary |
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| definition | [Henderson's] n. a layer of permanently frozen soil, usually sub-surface, which occurs where temperatures are low enough, and which is a feature of the tundra in polar regions. It is generally covered in warmer months with a thin partially melted layer, which in the tundra supports a vegetation of mosses, lichens, grasses and small herbaceous plants. The permafrost layer may be up to hundreds of metres thick. |
| note | [controlled by ] Heikki Hamalainen |
| prefLabel | permafrost |
| created | 2016-03-31 |
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| modified | 2019-02-14 |
| exactMatch | http://linkeddata.ge.imati.cnr.it:2020/resource/EARTh/23420 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/permafrost |
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