Peat plateau

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Term: Peat plateau
Definition: A generally flat-topped expanse of peat, elevated above the general surface of a peatland, and containing segregated ice that may or may not extend downward into the underlying mineral soil.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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