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A repository of measured soil freezing characteristic curves: 1921 to 2021
Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Stephan Gruber
Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Jeffrey M. McKenzie
Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
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Short summary
Soil freezing characteristic curves (SFCCs) relate the temperature of a soil to its ice content. SFCCs are needed in all physically based numerical models representing freezing and thawing soils, and they affect the movement of water in the subsurface, biogeochemical processes, soil mechanics, and ecology. Over a century of SFCC data exist, showing high variability in SFCCs based on soil texture, water content, and other factors. This repository summarizes all available SFCC data and metadata.
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