Geocryological terminology
Ambiguity and inconsistent use of the word frozen and a number of related terms present problems in terminology describing permafrost and seasonal frost. To overcome some of these problems, the author proposes that use of the word 'frozen' be reserved exclusively for cases where at least s...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e76-089 2023-12-17T10:31:30+01:00 Geocryological terminology Everdingen, R. O. van 1976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e76-089 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e76-089 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 13, issue 6, page 862-867 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 General Earth and Planetary Sciences journal-article 1976 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e76-089 2023-11-19T13:38:39Z Ambiguity and inconsistent use of the word frozen and a number of related terms present problems in terminology describing permafrost and seasonal frost. To overcome some of these problems, the author proposes that use of the word 'frozen' be reserved exclusively for cases where at least some ice is present in the soil/water system. A new term, cryotic, is proposed to indicate that the temperature of the soil/water system is below 0 °C, without implying any phase conditions. Other terms dealt with are liquid water content, ice-rich, frost-sensitive, thaw-sensitive, frost-stable, and thaw-stable. A partially genetic terminology is proposed to describe various types of nonfrozen zones in permafrost areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 13 6 862 867 |
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Ambiguity and inconsistent use of the word frozen and a number of related terms present problems in terminology describing permafrost and seasonal frost. To overcome some of these problems, the author proposes that use of the word 'frozen' be reserved exclusively for cases where at least some ice is present in the soil/water system. A new term, cryotic, is proposed to indicate that the temperature of the soil/water system is below 0 °C, without implying any phase conditions. Other terms dealt with are liquid water content, ice-rich, frost-sensitive, thaw-sensitive, frost-stable, and thaw-stable. A partially genetic terminology is proposed to describe various types of nonfrozen zones in permafrost areas. |
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