Active layer thickness

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Term: Active layer thickness
Definition: The thickness of the layer of the ground that is subject to annual thawing and freeing in areas underlain by permafrost.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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