periglacial climate

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periglacial climate [¦per·ə′glā·shəl ′klī·mət]

(climatology)

The climate which is characteristic of the regions immediately bordering the outer perimeter of an ice cap or continental glacier; the principal climatic feature is the high frequency of very cold and dry winds off the ice area; it is also thought that these regions offer ideal conditions for the maintenance of a belt of intense cyclonic activity.

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No references found			Landforms, ice wedge polygons, and published reports on diatoms, insects, palynomorphs, plant and vertebrate fossils record the transition from glacial to periglacial climate to the Bolling-Allerod warming in Northern Oakland County. Geological Sciences by Zawiskie, John / Michigan Academician			Pericyte Perida Periderm Peridinea Peridium peridot Peridotite peridotite shell peridrome peridromos peridynamic loudspeaker Perielectrotonus Périer, Casimir Périer, Casimir Pierre perifollicular periform perigalacticon perigean range perigean tidal currents perigean tide Perigee Perigee Argument perigee-to-perigee period perigenic periglacial periglacial climate Periglacial Process perigon Perigone perigonium Périgord Périgueux perigynium perigynous Perihelion perihepatitis perijove perikaryon Perikl Argiropulo Perikl Emmanuilovich Argiropulo Perilampidae Perilla Perilla Oil Perils of Pauline perilymph Perim perimagmatic perimeter perimeter beam perimeter blasting perimeter bracing			Periganglionic Perigastric Perigastric perigastritis perigeal perigeal perigean perigean perigean range perigean tidal currents perigean tide Perigean tides perigee perigee perigee perigee perigee Perigee Argument Perigee Argument Perigee Kick Motor perigee-to-perigee period perigees perigees Perigenesis Perigenetic perigenic Perigeum Perigeum Periglacial Periglacial periglacial climate Periglacial lake Periglacial lake Periglacial Process periglandular infiltrates periglottic periglottis perigon perigon perigonal perigone perigone perigonium perigonium Perigord Périgord Perigord pie Perigordian Périgordian perigraft Perigraph Perigueux Perigueux Périgueux Périgueux Perigueux, France Perigueux, France Perigueux, France Périgueux, France Périgueux, France perigynies

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