Collapse scar

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Collapse scar
Definition: That portion of a peatland where the whole or part of a palsa or peat plateau has thawed and collapsed to the level of the surrounding peatland.  NSIDCCryosphere 

That portion of a peatland where the whole or part of a palsa or peat plateau has thawed and collapsed to the level of the surrounding peatland  IPAPermafrost 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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