Cryosphere glossary
isohyet
a line drawn through geographical points recording equal amounts of precipitation during a specific period.
isolated cryopeg
a body of unfrozen ground, that is perennially cryotic (T < 0 degrees Celsius) and entirely surrounded by perennially frozen ground.
isolated patches of permafrost
permafrost underlying less than 10% of the exposed land surface.
isolated talik
a layer or body of unfrozen ground entirely surrounded by perennially frozen ground.
isostatic rebound
Isostatic rebound (also called continental rebound, post-glacial rebound or isostatic adjustment) is the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last ice age
isotherm
a line of equal or constant temperature.