permafrost region

C22920
concept

A permafrost region is an area where ground (soil, rock, and included ice or organic material) remains at or below 0°C for at least two consecutive years, significantly influencing local ecosystems, hydrology, and infrastructure.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
permafrost region canonical 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: permafrost region
Generated description
A permafrost region is an area where ground (soil, rock, and included ice or organic material) remains at or below 0°C for at least two consecutive years, significantly influencing local ecosystems, hydrology, and infrastructure.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island
Yana-Indigirka Lowland region
surface form: Yana-Indigirka Lowland