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so·lifluc·tion
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solifluctionnoun
Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil on top of an impermeable layer slowly moving downhill.
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Solifluction
Solifluction is a collective name for gradual processes in which a mass moves down a slope ("mass wasting") related to freeze-thaw activity. This is the standard modern meaning of solifluction, which differs from the original meaning given to it by Johan Gunnar Andersson in 1906.
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Solifluction
In geomorphology, solifluction is a slow mass wasting slope process, occurring in periglacial environments. Solifluction describes the slow downslope movement of water-saturated sediment due to recurrent freezing and thawing of the ground, affected by gravity. Frost heave due to volumetric ice expansion and gelifluction during thaw settlement of the ground, cause gravity-induced shear deformation of sediment, associated with high pore-water pressures. The rates of solifluction movement are highly dependent on active layer thaw depths, ice content and the influence of meteorological conditions. Usual solifluction rates are in the range of a couple of cm per year. Solifluction landforms, like solifluction lobes or sheets, occur over large shallow sloping areas and are one of the most widespread periglacial landforms.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of solifluction in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of solifluction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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