thermal erosion
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/illustrateddictionary/thermalerosion
Within: An Illustrated Permafrost Dictionary
Definition: The erosion of frozen soils by moving water.
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Did you know? Thermal erosion both melts ground ice and removes the thawed sediment. It creates tunnels and deep channels on slopes, as well as cavities beneath frozen coastal cliffs, lakeshores and river banks, that may suddenly collapse.
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https://doi.org/10.52381/CPA.permafrostdictionary.1
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