Open-system pingo

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Term: Open-system pingo
Definition: A pingo formed by doming of frozen ground due to freezing of injected water supplied by groundwater moving downslope through taliks to the site of the pingo, where it moves towards the surface
GCW IPAPermafrost
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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