degree of saturation
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Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: 1. The total degree of saturation of frozen soil is the ratio of the volume of ice and unfrozen water in the soil pores to the volume of the pores. 2. The degree of saturation of frozen soil by ice is the ratio of the volume of ice in the soil pores to the volume of the pores.
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Neither definition is the equivalent of the standard definition used in soil mechanics where the degree of saturation is the ratio of the volume of water in a soil to the volume of the pores.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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