Syngenetic permafrost

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Term: Syngenetic permafrost
Definition: Permafrost that formed through a rise of the permafrost table during the deposition of additional sediment or other earth material on the ground surface.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Permafrost that formed through a rise of the permafrost table during the deposition of additional sediment or other earth material on the ground surface  IPAPermafrost 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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