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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > CRYOSOLS

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CRYOSOLS  

DEFINITION

  • Soil formed in either mineral or organic materials having permafrost either within 1 m below the surface or, if the soil is strongly cryoturbated, with 2 m below the surface, and having a mean annual ground temperature below 0 deg C.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-03-10 08:55:47.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Soil formed in either mineral or organic materials having permafrost either within 1 m below the surface or, if the soil is strongly cryoturbated, with 2 m below the surface, and having a mean annual ground temperature below 0 deg C.); update Definition (National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). "http://nsidc.org" );

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/1469f30b-6eb4-4186-b1ef-7dd25c34c592

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