Open-system pingo

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Term: Open-system pingo
Definition: A pingo formed by doming of frozen ground; caused by groundwater that moves downslope through taliks and onto the pingo surface, where it freezes.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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