Frozen fringe

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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 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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