Nonsorted step

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Nonsorted step
Definition: A patterned ground feature with a step-like form and a downslope border of vegetation embanking an area of relatively bare ground upslope.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A nonsorted step is a patterned ground feature with a step-like form and a downslope border of vegetation embanking an area of relatively bare ground upslope  IPAPermafrost 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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