Thermal-contraction crack

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Term: Thermal-contraction crack
Definition: A tensile fracture resulting from thermal stresses in frozen ground.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A tensile fracture resulting from thermal stresses in frozen ground  IPAPermafrost 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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