Term: | Frozen fringe |
Definition: |
The zone in a freezing, frost-susceptible soil between the warmest isotherm at which ice exists in pores and the isotherm at which the warmest ice lens is growing. NSIDCCryosphere
The zone in a freezing, frost-susceptible soil between the warmest isotherm at which ice exists in pores and the isotherm at which the warmest ice lens is growing IPAPermafrost The zone in a freezing, frost-susceptible soil between the warmest isotherm at which Ice exists in pores and the isotherm at which the warmest Ice lens is growing. TrombottoGeocryology GCW |