Permafrost region

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Term: Permafrost region
Definition: A region in which the temperature of some or all of the ground below the seasonally freezing and thawing layer remains continuously at or below 0 degrees Celsius for at least two consecutive years.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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