The active layer: Two contrasting definitions
Traditionally, the active layer has been defined as the surficial layer above permafrost which thaws during summer. Under this definition, the active layer and permafrost are distinct. The definition has been used almost universally since the term was introduced into the English language by S. W. Mu...
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ftcarletonunivir:oai:carleton.ca:1474 2023-05-15T13:02:58+02:00 The active layer: Two contrasting definitions Burn, C. (Christopher R.) 1998-10-01 https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/1474 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199810/12)9:4<411::AID-PPP292>3.0.CO;2-6 en eng https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/1474 doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199810/12)9:4<411::AID-PPP292>3.0.CO;2-6 Permafrost and Periglacial Processes vol. 9 no. 4, pp. 411-416 Active layer Permafrost Terminology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1998 ftcarletonunivir https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199810/12)9:4<411::AID-PPP292>3.0.CO;2-6 2022-02-06T21:51:51Z Traditionally, the active layer has been defined as the surficial layer above permafrost which thaws during summer. Under this definition, the active layer and permafrost are distinct. The definition has been used almost universally since the term was introduced into the English language by S. W. Muller over half a century ago. The definition of the active layer presented recently in the Canadian Glossary of Permafrost and Related Ground-Ice Terms is based exclusively on the freezing of water in soil. The definition is constructed such that active-layer thickness cannot be determined consistently in space and time, and is, therefore, impossible to use effectively in the field. Article in Journal/Newspaper Active layer thickness Ice permafrost Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Carleton University's Institutional Repository |
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Traditionally, the active layer has been defined as the surficial layer above permafrost which thaws during summer. Under this definition, the active layer and permafrost are distinct. The definition has been used almost universally since the term was introduced into the English language by S. W. Muller over half a century ago. The definition of the active layer presented recently in the Canadian Glossary of Permafrost and Related Ground-Ice Terms is based exclusively on the freezing of water in soil. The definition is constructed such that active-layer thickness cannot be determined consistently in space and time, and is, therefore, impossible to use effectively in the field. |
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The active layer: Two contrasting definitions |
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Permafrost and Periglacial Processes vol. 9 no. 4, pp. 411-416 |
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