EA: WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
EE: LOWLAND_POLYGON_BOG
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
8
EA label:
WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
Concept definition:
A <
BOG
> with flat-topped or convex peat <
SURFACE
>s (often referred to as "high-centre polygons") separated by <
TRENCH
>s over wedges of <
ICE
> that form a polygonal pattern when viewed from above; lowland polygon bog. The peat was deposited in a permafrost environment as shown by internal structures.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
ECORC
, Wetland Surface Forms, B20]
Supplemental references:
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