Frost weathering

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Term: Frost weathering
Definition: The disintegration and break-up of soil or rock by the combined action of frost shattering, frost wedging and hydration shattering.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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