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In the summer, the soil thaws to some depth below the surface, but the water is trapped in the thawed soil because the permafrost zone is impermeable. Thus solifluction occurs only in the summer when the surface soil layer is thawed. In the winter the surface soil layer is frozen solid.

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Why is solifluction only a summertime?

In the summer, the soil thaws to some depth below the surface, but the water is trapped in the thawed soil because the permafrost zone is impermeable. Thus solifluction occurs only in the summer when the surface soil layer is thawed. In the winter the surface soil layer is frozen solid.


What season does solifluction occur?

Solifluction only occurs during the summer. :)


What primarily operates in areas permafrost?

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What operates primarily in areas of permafrost?

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true


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