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pinene No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Pine-sawyer No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Pingguite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Pingo A perennial frost mound consisting of a core of massive ice, produced primarily by injection of water, and covered with soil and vegetation GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo A large frost mound of more than one year's duration. While this Eskimo term is used in several related senses, the above meaning is becoming increasingly accepted. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo An eskimo term for a perennial frost mound consisting of a core of massive ice with soil and vegetation cover; the size can range from a few meters to tens of meters, in both diameter and height; can be found in continuous and discontinuous permafrost zones. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo A large frost mound of more than one-year duration. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo A perennial Frost Mound consisting of a core of Massive Ice, produced primarily by injection of water, and covered with soil and vegetation. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo A large conical mound that contains an ice core. This feature can be up to 60 to 70 meters in height. Form in regions of permafrost. Common in the Mackenzie Delta region of Canada. Also see the relate d palsa. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo ice Massive ice forming the core of a pingo GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo ice Massive ice forming the core of a pingo. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo remnant A collapsed pingo. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo remnant A collapsed pingo GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo scar A pingo remnant in a contemporary non-permafrost environment. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pingo scar A pingo remnant in a contemporary non-permafrost environment GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ping-pong No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Pinhole photography No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Pinnacle A rock rising shear from the sea bottom, or slender peak or rock on land. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pinnacled iceberg Sea ice terminology that describes an iceberg that has a central spire or pyramid. This pyramid can have one or more spires. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Pinnipedia No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
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