Thaw unconformity

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Term: Thaw unconformity
Definition: A boundary sometimes identified in perennially frozen ground, representing the base of a relict active layer, as well as the corresponding earlier permafrost table
GCW IPAPermafrost
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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