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12:56 Nov 13, 2009
English to Lithuanian translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology, Meteorology
English term or phrase: permafrost
Definition from weatherdudes.com:
A layer of soil at varying depths below the surface in which the temperature has remained below freezing continuously from a few to several thousands of years.

Example sentence(s):
  • ecent warming has degraded large sections of permafrost, with pockets of soil collapsing as the ice within it melts. The results include buckled highways, destabilized houses, and "drunken forests" of trees that lean at wild angles. National Center for Atmospheric Research
  • The different climatic conditions determinate the cryogenic asymmetry of the Antarctic Peninsula with respect the continuous permafrost on north-east side and the discontinuous permafrost on the west sector. tierradelfuego.gov.ar
  • Understanding permafrost is not only important to civil engineering and architecture, it is also a crucial part of studying global change and protecting the environment in cold regions. The National Snow and Ice Data Center
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5 +1amžinasis įšalas
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amžinasis įšalas


Definition from Wikipedia:
Amžinasis įšalas arba daugiametis įšalas, viršutinio Žemės plutos sluoksnio būsena, trunkanti be pertraukos nuo dvejų iki daugelio tūkstančių metų, kai jo temperatūra ne aukštesnė kaip 0 °C ir sluoksnyje yra ledo.

Example sentence(s):
  • Jūros ledo, sniego ir amžinojo įšalo sluoksnis sparčiai mažėja, dėl to prasideda pasaulinį atšilimą spartinantys ryškūs grįžtamieji procesai. - Eur-lex  
  • Daugiametis įšalas (dar vadinamas: amžinasis įšalas, kriolitozona) – uolienos, kurių temperatūra ilgai būna žemesnė negu 0 °C, daugiamečio įšalo zona užima 10,5 mln. kv. km plotą (daugiausia pasaulyje. 61 proc. šalies teritorijos) – Rytų Sibire, Tolimuosiuose Rytuose (išskyrus Primorę, Kamčiatkos pietinę dalj ir kai kurias kitas teritorijas), šiaurinėje Vakarų Sibiro dalyje ir europinės dalies Užpoliarėje; amžinojo įšalo storis Rytų Sibire siekia 600 m, daugelyje vietų ir vasarą dirva atitirpsta tik iki 1 m gylio. - Wikipedia  
  • Amžinojo įšalo zona nuo Sibiro iki Aliaskos ir Kanados gali pradėti tirpti 3 kartus greičiau, nei manyta. - balsas.lt  
Ugne Vitkute (X)
Lithuania
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Lithuanian

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