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pingo

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464280 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain periglacial landforms
  • igikeltsa alal mineraalpinnases leiduva vee külmumisest ja pinnase kerkimisest tingitud ajutine positiivne jääst tuumaga pinnavorm
  • periglacial temporary positive landform. Hummock with ice dome on the land surface that occurs due to buried ice lenses upwards growth in mineral soil of permafrost areas. Can reach up to 70 metres in height and up to 600 m in diameter being larger than similar landforms in peat deposit called palsas.
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  • Võivad kerkida kuni 70 mõrguseks ja saavutada 500/600 m läbimõõdu. Suuremad kui sarnased pinnavormid turbas, mida nimetatakse palsadeks.

Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464281 Last modified 08.07.2023
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Domain periglacial landforms
  • igikeltsa alal pinnases leiduva vee külmumisest ja pinnase kerkimisest tingitud ajutine positiivne jääst tuumaga pinnavorm
  • hummock on the land surface that occurs due to buried ice lenses growth in permafrost area and which collapse after 5-7 yrs. Pingos formed in mineral soil are usually larger compared to palsas in peat.
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  • Mineraalpinnases kujunevaid vorme nimetatakse pingodeks ja turbapinnases kujunevaid tavaliselt eelmistest väiksemaid vorme palsadeks.

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