permafrost

Catalan translation: pergelisòl, permagel

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English term or phrase:	permafrost
Catalan translation:	pergelisòl, permagel

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12:57 Nov 13, 2009

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Science - Geology
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology, Meteorology

English term or phrase: permafrost

Definition from weatherdudes.com:
A layer of soil at varying depths below the surface in which the temperature has remained below freezing continuously from a few to several thousands of years.

Example sentence(s):

ecent warming has degraded large sections of permafrost, with pockets of soil collapsing as the ice within it melts. The results include buckled highways, destabilized houses, and "drunken forests" of trees that lean at wild angles. National Center for Atmospheric Research
The different climatic conditions determinate the cryogenic asymmetry of the Antarctic Peninsula with respect the continuous permafrost on north-east side and the discontinuous permafrost on the west sector. tierradelfuego.gov.ar
Understanding permafrost is not only important to civil engineering and architecture, it is also a crucial part of studying global change and protecting the environment in cold regions. The National Snow and Ice Data Center

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pergelisòl, permagel

Definition:
Subsòl permanentment glaçat característic dels ambients periglacials.

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pergelisòl, permagel

Definition from TERMCAT:
Subsòl permanentment glaçat característic dels ambients periglacials.

Example sentence(s):

En geologia, permagel (de l'anglès permafrost, perma- de permanent i frost, gelat) són aquelles capes de sòl roca o terra del fons marí que romanen per sota de zero durant dos o més anys. - Viquipèdia
la constatació de pergelisòl (o permafrost, terme emprat pel conferenciant) subsuperficial en degradació al mateix Corral del Veleta. - Societat Catalana de Geografia
La fusió del permagel i l'extinció dels animals Depèn del punt de vista. Perquè ACIA també preveu que el permagel (el sòl permanentment congelat) es fondrà i això farà que s'enfonsin totes les cases i edificacions humanes que estan fetes amb pilotis sobre aquest permagel. - Recerca en Acció

Explanation:
La Viquipèdia afirma que el permagel es divideix en pergelisòl i mollisòl, però, segons el TERMCAT, els dos termes són sinònims.

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