Sorted stripe

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Sorted stripe
Definition: Patterned ground with a striped and sorted appearance, due to parallel strips of stones and intervening strips of finer material, oriented down the steepest available slope.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Sorted stripes form patterned ground with a striped and sorted appearance, due to parallel strips of stones and intervening strips of finer material, oriented down the steepest available slope  IPAPermafrost 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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