The occurrence of ground temperatures below 0°C for only part of the year is known as seasonal frost. This may occur in the regions where temperature prevails at subzero temperature for a period of time.
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Hariprasad, C. (2011). Seasonal Frost. In: Singh, V.P., Singh, P., Haritashya, U.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2642-2_467
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