Glossary:Involution

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Involution
A periglacial feature where sediments have been contorted by the action of ground ice. They have been used to infer former temperature conditions, precipitation levels and permafrost distributions.

Source
Bell, M. and M.J.C. Walker (1992) Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human Perspectives John Wiley and Sons, New York

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