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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3483-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3483-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Research article
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17 Jun 2026
Research article |  | 17 Jun 2026

Thermohydraulic experiments on water infiltration into frozen slopes: the role of macropores and initial water content

Julian Bauer, Sebastian Müller, Thomas Heinze, Homa Khanahmadi Bafghi, and Ivo Baselt

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We studied how rainwater infiltrates into frozen slopes. Using large experiments on an artificial soil slope, we found that larger channels, so-called macropores, first speed up infiltration, but later refreeze and block the flow. These results explain when frozen slopes absorb or shed rainwater and help improve predictions of runoff and slope stability in cold regions.
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