Multiple retrogressive slide

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Multiple retrogressive slide
Definition: A type of mass movement associated with shear failure in unfrozen sediments underlying permafrost, leading to detachment of blocks of frozen ground that move downslope.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A type of mass movement associated with shear failure in unfrozen sediments underlying permafrost, leading to detachment of blocks of frozen ground that move downslope  IPAPermafrost 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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