Definition of thermokarst in English:
thermokarst
nounˈθəːmə(ʊ)kɑːstˈTHərməˌkärst
mass nounGeology A form of periglacial topography resembling karst, with hollows produced by the selective melting of permafrost.
Example sentencesExamples
- As the permafrost was deepest under this island, the depression in the mineral sediments probably indicates thermokarst formation in response to conditions created by winter snow accumulations during the island's development.
- Warming of permafrost, thawing of ground ice, and development of thermokarst terrain have been documented over the past several decades.
- Deep permafrost thawing may result in irregular surface subsidence and thermokarst pits and mounds.
- The forest owes its appearance to an adjacent lake, one of a number of thermokarst lakes in the region.