Relict active layer

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Term: Relict active layer
Definition: A layer of ground, now perennially frozen lying immediately below the modern Active Layer. Its thickness indicates the greater annual Depth of Thaw that occurred during a previous period.
GCW TrombottoGeocryology
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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