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sublimation  

Definition

  • The change of state of a solid directly into a gas. In meteorology, this transformation refers to the change of ice directly into water vapour without becoming liquid water first. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; sublimation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PT2J72XK-B

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