permafrost

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12:56 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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5 +1tanah beku
Wiyanto Suroso


  

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tanah beku


Definition from Wikipedia:
Tanah beku ialah tanah yang memiliki suhu pada titik beku air (0°C) atau lebih rendah selama dua tahun atau lebih.

Example sentence(s):
  • Para pemburu mengemukakan perihal penipisan es laut dan beratnya kondisi es yang membuat perburuan menjadi semakin berbahaya, perubahan pada tanah beku (permafrost) yang mengubah pola musim semi, pergerakan anjing laut dan spesies ikan ke arah utara, dan peningkatan permukaan laut dengan fluktuasi pasang surut yang lebih ekstrim. - Tebtebba  
  • Tundra: daerah padang rumput termodifikasi di area-area utara atas; tundra sedemikian dinginnya sehingga terdapat sebuah lapisan permanen tanah beku di bagian bawah (ibun abadi atau permafrost). - Schaum’s Outlines  
  • Umpan balik positif akibat terlepasnya CO2 dan CH4 dari melunaknya tanah beku (permafrost) adalah mekanisme lainnya yang berkontribusi terhadap pemanasan. - The Jilbaber  

Explanation:
"Tanah beku" ialah "tanah/lahan beku abadi" atau "es abadi".
Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
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