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- Lithalsa is a frost-induced raised land form in permafrost areas with mineral-rich soils, where a perennial ice lens has developed within the soil. The...
- that are rich in organic matter, such as peat, or lithalsa in more mineral-rich soils. The stony lithalsa (heaved mounds) found on the archipelago of Svalbard...
- abbreviated to LAH, a powerful reducing agent used in organic synthesis Lithalsa, a term sometimes used in geomorphology for designing a pingo, a palsa...
- Partially melted and collapsed lithalsas (heaved mounds found in permafrost) have left circle-like structures on the Svalbard Archipelago....
- targets Kurum – Mantle of loose rocks moving by creeping on gentle slopes. Lithalsa – Frost-induced raised land form in permafrost areas Nivation hollow –...
- where the mean annual temperature is just below the freezing point. A lithalsa is a palsa without peat cover. They exist in a smaller range than palsas...
- permafrost, it is when thaw occurs in palsas (frozen peat cores) or in lithalsas (mineral core mounds). Permafrost degradation is typically linked to a...
- originating through periglacial processes though alternative interpretations as lithalsas or as products of glaciation have also been proposed. A prominent offs****...