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Sand-wedge Polygons

Sand-Wedge Polygons is a periglacial landform characterized by a polygonal pattern of cracks filled with sand, formed through thermal contraction in frozen, dry sediments where repeated frost action widens vertical fissures into wedge-shaped sand-filled structures over time.

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The impact of analogue material properties on the geometry, kinematics, and dynamics of convergent sand wedges

J. Lohrmann, Nina Kukowski, Jürgen Adam et al. · Journal of Structural Geology · 2003 · 349 citations

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Periglacial Features Indicative of Permafrost: Ice and Soil Wedges

Robert F. Black · Quaternary Research · 1976 · 261 citations

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Sand-wedge polygons (tesselations) in the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica; a progress report

Troy L. Péwé · American Journal of Science · 1959 · 220 citations · Full text

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Resurfacing time of terrestrial surfaces by the formation and maturation of polygonal patterned ground

R. S. Sletten, B. Hallet, Raymond C. Fletcher · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 162 citations

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Episodic accretion and strain partitioning in a model sand wedge

Genene Mulugeta, Hemin Koyi · Tectonophysics · 1992 · 126 citations

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Authors

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  1. MD
    Mark D. Bateman

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  2. JG
    James G. Bockheim

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 82 citations

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  3. BM
    Brainerd Mears

    University of Wyoming, United States

    2 publications · 116 citations

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  4. JB
    Julian B. Murton

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  5. JV
    Jef Vandenberghe

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 68 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  2. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  3. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  4. University of Wyoming

    Laramie, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    116 citations

  5. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    109 citations

  7. Drylands Research

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    109 citations

  8. École Normale Supérieure - PSL

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

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  1. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

    8 publications · 282 citations

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  2. Geomorphology

    3 publications · 77 citations

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  3. Journal of Structural Geology

    2 publications · 380 citations

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  5. Quaternary Research

    QR · 2 publications · 357 citations

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