pressure-melting
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0268
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: Lowering the melting point of ice by applying pressure.
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pressure-melting
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Application of pressure increases the unfrozen water content by a small amount in frozen soils at a given temperature. Ice in soils is more easily melted by this process than bulk ice, because of stress concentrations at the soil intergranular contacts.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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