Gelifluction

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Term: Gelifluction
Definition: The slow downslope flow of unfrozen earth materials on a frozen substrate. Gelifluction is a type of Solifluction implying the presence of either Seasonal Frost or Permafrost.
GCW TrombottoGeocryology
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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