Term: | Sand wedge |
Definition: |
A wedge-shaped body of sand produced by filling of a thermal contraction crack with sand either blown in from above or washed down the walls of the crack IPAPermafrost
A form of ice wedge that contains accumulations of wind blown sand in long vertical layers. A form of periglacial ground ice. PhysicalGeography GCW |
Term: | Sand wedge |
Definition: | A wedge-shaped body of sand produced by filling of a thermal contraction crack with sand either blown in from above or washed down the walls of the crack |
Term: | Sand wedge |
Definition: | A form of ice wedge that contains accumulations of wind blown sand in long vertical layers. A form of periglacial ground ice. |