Term: | Saline permafrost |
Definition: |
Permafrost in which part or all of the total water content is unfrozen because of freezing-point depression due to a high dissolved-solids content of the pore water. NSIDCCryosphere
Permafrost in which part or all of the total water content is unfrozen because of freezing-point depression due to the dissolved-solids content of the pore water IPAPermafrost GCW |