<p>A frost-gley is a waterlogged permafrost soil. IOW, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleysol">gleysol</a> that has undergone <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoturbation">cryoturbation</a>.</p>

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2015-10-17T15:07:14.623Z
2015-10-17T15:07:14.623Z
Eubie Drew
<p>I've noticed this term in a book about Pleistocene East Europe. It's apparently a soil which was formed during the interstadials, but that's all my book says, and I can't find much more on the internet. So what more can be said about frost-gley, preferably with sources?</p>

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What's a frost-gley?
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# What's a frost-gley?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-17)

I've noticed this term in a book about Pleistocene East Europe. It's apparently a soil which was formed during the interstadials, but that's all my book says, and I can't find much more on the internet. So what more can be said about frost-gley, preferably with sources?

**Tags:** paleoclimatology, soil, ice-age, soil-moisture, permafrost


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

A frost-gley is a waterlogged permafrost soil. IOW, a [gleysol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleysol) that has undergone [cryoturbation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoturbation).


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