Ice fracturing

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Term: Ice fracturing
Definition: Destruction of the ice cover on rivers before break-up, due to the impact of flood waves or ice breaking away from the banks.  WMOHydrology 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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