| Term: | Cryogenic aquiclude |
| Definition: | A layer of ground which, because of its frozen state, has a low enough permeability to act as a confining bed for an aquifer. |
| Term: | Cryogenic aquiclude |
| Definition: | A layer of ground which, because of its frozen state, has a low enough permeability to act as a confining bed for an aquifer |
| Term: | Cryogenic aquiclude |
| Definition: | A layer of ground which, because of its frozen state, has a low enough permeability to act as a confining bed for an aquifer. Annual freezing can turn the Active Layer into a Cryogenic Aquiclude. |