Alternate Definitions for Creep

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Term: Creep
Definition: A way that snow or ice can move by deforming its internal structure.  NSIDCCryosphere 

(1) Slow mass movement of soil downslope. Occurs where the stresses on the slope material are too small to create a rapid failure. See soil creep. (2) Another term used to describe traction.  PhysicalGeography 

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Term: Creep
Definition: A way that snow or ice can move by deforming its internal structure.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Creep
Definition: (1) Slow mass movement of soil downslope. Occurs where the stresses on the slope material are too small to create a rapid failure. See soil creep. (2) Another term used to describe traction.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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