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Cryosol

Cryosol logo #21003one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Cryosols are characterized by frozen soil ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/164

cryosol

cryosol logo #10133soil formed in either mineral or organic materials having permafrost either within 1 meter (3.3 feet) below the surface or, if the soil is strongly cryoturbated, within 2 meters (6.6 feet) below the surface, and having a mean annual ground temperature below 0 degrees Celsius.
Found on https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glossary?page=5
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