closed-cavity ice
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0035
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: Ice formed in a closed space, cavity or cave in permafrost.
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closed-cavity ice
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Along the western Arctic coast of Canada for example, underground cavities, apparently formed by pockets of methane gas, have been found filled with ice crystals. The water from which the crystals have grown probably entered the cavities through vapour diffusion.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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