frost wedging
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0136
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: The mechanical disintegration, splitting or break-up of rock by the pressure of the freezing of water in cracks, crevices, pores, joints or bedding planes.
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gélifraction
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frost wedging en |
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A wide variety of terms has been used to describe what appears to be a single process.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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frost splitting
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frost riving en gelifraction en frost bursting en frost prying en congelifraction en |