frozen ground or permafrost

surface cryogenic fabric

a distinct soil micromorphology, resulting from the effects of freezing and thawing processes, in which coarser soil particles have vertical or near-vertical orientation.
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suprapermafrost water

water occurring in unfrozen ground above perennially frozen ground.
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supercooling

cooling of a liquid to a temperature below its freezing point, without causing solidification.
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subsea talik

a layer or body of unfrozen ground beneath the seabottom, and forming part of the subsea permafrost.
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subsea permafrost

permafrost occurring beneath the sea bottom.
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subpermafrost water

water occurring in the noncryotic ground below the permafrost.
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sublimation ice

ice formed by reverse sublimation of water vapour on cold surfaces.
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subglacial talik

a layer or body of unfrozen ground beneath a glacier in an area with permafrost.
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subglacial permafrost

permafrost beneath a glacier.
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string fen

a peatland with roughly parallel narrow ridges of peat dominated by fenland vegetation interspersed with slight depressions, many of which contain shallow pools.
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