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ice stupa en · NOUN

Etymology

A cone of ice that is reminiscent of the shape of a stupa.

Meanings

1. A rough cone of ice created by spraying piped water into the air in freezing conditions, used to store water in a form that allows gradual release over an extended time.
   • Ice stupas were designed by Sonam Wangchuk in 2014, as scalable ice towers that can store fall and winter water, as ice, for use during the following spring and summer. 2016, Carey Clouse, “Design for Autonomy: Water Resources in Ladakh”, in Anandajit Goswami, Arabinda Mishra, editors, Economic Modeling, Analysis, and Policy for Sustainability, Business Science Reference, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 255:
   • Torn between the two extremities of droughts and floods, the village welcomed the ice stupa as the savior. 2023, Eklas Hossain, “Environmental Concerns Arising from Human Energy Consumption”, in The Sun, Energy, and Climate Change, Springer, →ISBN, page 267:
   • By controlling the state of water—converting it from a fast-flowing liquid into ice, and then later into a slow-flowing liquid state, whilst also ensuring that none of it is lost via evaporation—the ice stupa has inadvertently utlized freeze concentration in a new and unique way, adapting it to the farming industry. 2023, Hersh Haladker, Raghunath Mashelkar, “Can a Popsicle Ease Global Warming Problems?”, in Exprovement: Exponential Improvement Through Converging Parallels, Penguin, →ISBN, page 65:

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