cryogenesis
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0050
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: The combination of thermophysical, physico-chemical and physico- mechanical processes occurring in freezing, frozen and thawing earth materials.
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cryogenèse
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Specific processes of cryogenesis include water migration during freezing and thawing of the ground, frost heave, heat and mass (moisture) exchange, regelation and gelifluction. In the Russian permafrost literature, cryogenesis includes mainly processes that lead to development of permafrost cryostructure and landforms.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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