anti-syngenetic ice wedge
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0019
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: An ice wedge that grows progressively downwards into a receding slope, in a direction normal to the surface (see Figure 17i).
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anti-syngenetic ice wedge
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The younger portions of the wedge extend farthest down. The downward rate of growth is a function of the rate of slope recession and the rate of formation of new ice veinlets.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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