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Melt water as a cryogenic resource of the planet

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Characteristic properties of melt water are formed in course of transformation of its molecular structure in the process of its natural crystallization and subsequent thawing of ice. Melt water is a natural cryogenic resource, which plays a crucial role in the life on the Earth and in the global water resource management. Side by side with technological progress and growth (increase) of the world population, the importance/value (significance) of melt water will grow (be enhanced).

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  1. V. B. Sochava, Institute of Geography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciemces, 1, Ulan-Batoskaya st., Irkutsk, 664033, Russia

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Original Russian Text © V.R. Alekseev, 2012, published in Geography and Natural Resources, 2012, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 24–31.

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Alekseev, V.R. Melt water as a cryogenic resource of the planet. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 33, 19–25 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1875372812010039

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