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cryoturbationnoun
Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions
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Cryoturbation
In gelisols, cryoturbation refers to the mixing of materials from various horizons of the soil down to the bedrock due to freezing and thawing. Cryoturbation occurs to varying degrees in most gelisols. The cause of cryoturbation lies in the way in which the repeated freezing of the soil during autumn causes the formation of ice wedges at the most easily erodible parts of the parent rock. If the parent rock is hard, this can cause quite deep erosion of the rock over many years. As this process continues, during the summer when an active layer forms in the soil this eroded material can easily move both from the soil surface downward and from the permafrost table upward. As this process occurs, the upper soil material gradually dries out so that it forms a granular structure with many very distinctive crystalline shapes. Separation of coarse from fine soil materials produces distinctive patterned ground with different types of soil. The extent of cryoturbation in Gelisols varies considerably: it occurs much more on exposed sites than in sheltered sites such as valleys.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cryoturbation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cryoturbation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- kryoturbaceCzech
- kryoturbationDanish
- KryoturbationGerman
- κρυοστροβιλισμόςGreek
- crioturbaciónSpanish
- kryoturbaatioFinnish
- cryoturbationFrench
- crioturbationIrish
- रोने की क्रियाHindi
- կրիոտուրբացիաArmenian
- cryoturbasiIndonesian
- crioturbazioneItalian
- ಕ್ರಯೋಟರ್ಬೇಷನ್Kannada
- 냉동교란Korean
- cryoturbationLatin
- cryoturbatieDutch
- kryoturbasjonNorwegian
- krioturbacjaPolish
- crioturbaçãoPortuguese
- crioturbareRomanian
- kryoturbationSwedish
- cryoturbationTamil
- క్రయోటర్బేషన్Telugu
- kriyotürbasyonTurkish
- کریٹوٹریبٹیسیUrdu
- 低温扰动Chinese
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