Multiple retrogressive slide

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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.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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