Cryoturbation

Alternative definitions (3), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Cryoturbation
Definition: 1. (Singular) A collective term used to describe all soil movements due to frost action; 2. (Plural) Irregular structures formed in earth materials by deep frost penetration and frost action processes, and characterized by folded, broken and dislocated beds and lenses of unconsolidated deposits, included organic horizons and even bedrock
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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