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WEDGE ICE [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Ice occurring in an ice wedge.

CONT

Wedge ice comprises a series of ice veins formed at the same location over a period of time. The ice is vertically to subvertically banded and may be discoloured by sediments and contain`air bubbles that tend to be arranged in nearly vertical bands. The presence of many small bubbles may give the ice a milky appearance. Individual bands of ice are a few millimetres to a centimetre in width.

OBS

wedge ice: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

La glace de fente constitue une forme distincte de glace de sol particulière aux régions pergélisolisées.

OBS

glace de fente en coin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

[A] tapering, vertically layered mass of ice, about a metre wide at the top and extending downward for some 3-7 m.

OBS

It results from contraction cracking of the ground during extreme cold, followed by water penetration from the active layer and subsequent freezing.

Key term(s)
  • ground ice wedge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Amas de glace, généralement en forme de coin dont l'apex pointe vers le bas.

OBS

La glace est feuilletée ou litée dans le sens vertical et elle est généralement blanche.

OBS

fente de gel : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Capa de agua helada que, al tener una forma de cuña, rompe las rocas.

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Record 3 2009-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A sedimentary structure formed by the filling of the space formerly occupied by an ice wedge that has melted.

OBS

The sediment fill may be wedge-shaped or very irregular.

OBS

ice-wedge cast: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • ice wedge pseudomorph
  • ice wedge fill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Fente en biseau dont l'espace anciennement occupé par une fente de glace s'est rempli de sédiments.

CONT

Cette fente en coin fossile dans des sédiments glacio-marins représente une fracture de tension causée par le gel et la contraction du sol. La forme en coin est due au remplissage de la fente qui était occupée par un coin de glace.

CONT

Les diapirs se forment typiquement sous les fentes de gel en coin à remplissage de glace, et voire même, dans certains cas, [sont] pénétrés par la fente de gel elle-même.

Spanish

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