Palsas and Lithalsas
Palsas and lithalsas are mounds that contain lenses of segregation ice. They are islands of permafrost. These two kinds of mounds are very similar in shape, size, and origin. However, the palsas have a cover of peat which does not exist in lithalsas. The formation of ice in the core of these mounds...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Inc.
2013
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Online Access: | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/250188 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/250188/1/Palsas%20and%20Lithalsasppa.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00210-4 |
Summary: | Palsas and lithalsas are mounds that contain lenses of segregation ice. They are islands of permafrost. These two kinds of mounds are very similar in shape, size, and origin. However, the palsas have a cover of peat which does not exist in lithalsas. The formation of ice in the core of these mounds requires material in which capillary water undergoes slow freezing. The remnants of lithalsas are depressions surrounded by ramparts, which does not exist after the melting of palsas. The processes involved in the formation of segregation ice are described in the beginning of the chapter. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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