Patterned ground in permafrost 2

Soil convection caused by an annual cycle of freezing and thawing in permafrost terrains leads to the creation of patterned ground.
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Unit 7 Reading
https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/teaching_materials/earth_modeling/student_materials/unit7_article1.html

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