Meaning active layer
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active layerUpper zone of soil in higher latitude locations that experiences daily and seasonal freeze-thaw cycles.
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active layerThe seasonally thawed zone above permafrost.
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active layer(Also called frost zone, mollisol.) That part of the soil included with the suprapermafrost layer (i.e., existing above permafrost) that usually freezes in winter and thaws in summer. Its bottom surfa [..]
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active layerthe upper few metres of soil in a periglacial area which undergoes thawing in summer and is prone to mass movement relative to the permafrost layer below.
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active layerThe layer of ground that is subject to annual thawing and freezing in areas underlain by permafrost.
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