periglacial

UK
/ˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
US
/ˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃəl/

Übersetzungen

periglacialadjektiv
more periglacial
Komp.
most periglacial
Super.
UK
/ˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
US
/ˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
The periglacial environment is characterized by intense freeze-thaw cycles.
Перигляциальная среда характеризуется интенсивными циклами замерзания и оттаивания.

Definitionen

periglacialadjektiv
Relating to the area surrounding a glacier or ice sheet, characterized by cold temperatures and freeze-thaw processes.
The periglacial landscape was marked by frost-shattered rocks and patterned ground.
Designating or produced by geological processes linked to repeated freezing and thawing of water in soils and rocks near ice sheets.
Periglacial weathering has left a mantle of angular debris on the slope.