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nivationnoun
erosion caused by freezing / thawing due to snow
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Nivation
Nivation is the set of geomorphic processes associated with snow patches. The primary processes are mass wasting and the freeze and thaw cycle, in which fallen snow gets compacted into firn or névé. The importance of the processes covered by the term nivation with regard to the development of periglacial landscapes has been questioned by scholars, and the use of the term is discouraged.Nivation has come to include various subprocesses related to snow patches which may be immobile or semi-permanent. These sub-processes include erosion (if any) or initiation of erosion, weathering, and meltwater flow from beneath the snow patch.Weathered particles are moved downslope by creep, solifluction and rill wash. Over time, this leads to the formation of nivation hollows which, when enlarged, can be the beginnings of a cirque.
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Nivation
Nivation is a collective name for the different processes that occur under a snow patch. The primary processes are mass wasting and the freeze and thaw cycle, in which fallen snow gets compacted into firn or névé. The importance of the processes covered by the term nivation with regard to the development of periglacial landscapes is increasingly questioned by scholars, and the use of the term is discouraged. The term glacier is applied only when ice has accumulated enough for the mass to achieve motion. Nivation has come to include various subprocesses related to snow patches which may be immobile or semi-permanent. These sub-processes include erosion or initiation of erosion, weathering, and meltwater flow from beneath the snow patch. Weathered particles are moved downslope by creep, solifluction and rill wash. Over time, this leads to the formation of nivation hollows which, when enlarged, can be the beginnings of a cirque.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nivation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nivation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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