TundralPelagic Subtype

BY LETTER

Image from Steve Bowers
Ikikkk, a tundral pelagic world with extensive ice-covered oceans

Largely arctic Gaian Type worlds with ice-covered oceans that cover 80-100% of the surface. Compare with the GaianTundral subtype, which has 25-80% ocean coverage, and TundralXeric with 0-25% ocean cover.

Small and scattered continents, if present, will experience large amounts of precipitation, leading to large polar caps and land glaciation.

Some worlds have a mild equatorial climate, allowing ice-free seas and lakes; a few such worlds have life, especially in the open seas. Life may also exist around deep-ocean vents.

Gaian Type
GaianTundral Subtype
Ice Age
Ihikkk (Zeta Tucanae IV)
Non-Luminary World Classification Scheme
TundralXeric Subtype

Appears in Topics

Planetology

Development Notes

Text by John M. Dollan in his Planet Classification List
Additional material by Steve Bowers
Initially published on 09 January 2002.

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