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2. Frost heaving - Wikipedia

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   Photograph taken 21 March 2010 in Norwich, Vermont. Frost heaving (or a frost heave) is an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface, upwards from the depth in the soil where freezing temperatures have penetrated into the soil (the freezing front or freezing boundary).

3. Periglaciation - Wikipedia

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   A process called frost heaving is responsible for these features. Solifluction lobes – Solifluction lobes are formed when waterlogged soil slips down a slope due to gravity, forming U-shaped lobes. Blockfields or Felsenmeer – Blockfields are areas covered by large angular blocks, traditionally believed to have been created by freeze-thaw ...

4. Ice jacking - Wikipedia

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   Ice jacking is a continuous process that occurs during the winter in areas near lakes. The process starts when the ice begins to crack. When water then fills in those gaps, the process repeats and continues until there is a wall of ice surrounding the lake's shoreline, sometimes reaching up to three feet.

5. Ice lens - Wikipedia

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   Ice lens formation resulting in frost heave in cold climates. Frost heave is the process by which the freezing of water-saturated soil causes the deformation and upward thrust of the ground surface. [3] This process can distort and crack pavement, damage the foundations of buildings and displace soil in regular patterns. Moist, fine-grained ...

6. Frost heave - Wikipedia

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7. Palsa - Wikipedia

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   The overlying soil layer is gradually lifted up by frost heaving. [7] In cross-section, the ice cores of a palsa show layering, which is caused by the successive winter freezing intervals. The pressing out of water from the pores is not crucial, however, since the boggy soil is water-saturated and thus always provides enough water for ice core ...

8. Thermokarst - Wikipedia

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   Small domes that form on the surface due to frost heaving with the onset of winter are only temporary features. They collapse during the following summer thaw, leaving a small surface depression. They collapse during the following summer thaw, leaving a small surface depression.

9. Ice shove - Wikipedia

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   Ice shoves can still occur when there are ice-free summers in the Arctic, which studies suggest can happen occasionally as soon as 2050. [15] In the case of no future reduction of carbon dioxide emission it is suggested that ice-free Arctic winters are also possible, [ 15 ] potentially leading to a reduction of Arctic ice shove occurrences in ...