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• Glacier mass balance — See also Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Crucial to the survival of a glacier is its mass balance, the difference between accumulation and ablation (melting and sublimation). Climate change may cause variations in both temperature and snowfall,… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier ice accumulation — occurs through accumulation of snow and other frozen precipitation, as well as through other means including rime ice (freezing of water vapor on the glacier surface), avalanching from hanging glaciers on cliffs and mountainsides above, and re… …   Wikipedia

• glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… …   Universalium

• Glacier Peak — Infobox Mountain Name = Glacier Peak Photo = Glacier Peak 7118.jpg Caption = East slope of Glacier Peak with Cool (left), Chocolate (descending from summit), North Guardian and Dusty Glaciers (right) Elevation = convert|10541|ft|m|0|lk=on… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier National Park (U.S.) — Infobox protected area | name = Glacier National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 67 locator y = 17 location = Flathead County Glacier County, flagicon|Montana Montana, USA nearest city = Kalispell lat degrees = 48 lat minutes = 48… …   Wikipedia

• Tidewater glacier cycle — The tidewater glacier cycle is the typically centuries long behavior of tidewater glaciers that consists of recurring periods of advance alternating with rapid retreat and punctuated by periods of stability. During portions of its cycle, a… …   Wikipedia

• Taku Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Taku Glacier caption = Taku Glacier type = Tidewater glacier location = City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, USA coordinates = coord|58|26|57|N|134|04|42|W|type:glacier area = 261 square miles (428 square… …   Wikipedia

• Margerie Glacier — View of Margerie Glacier from a cruise ship in Glacier Bay Type Tidewater Glacier …   Wikipedia

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• Crater Glacier — The Crater Glacier from the north in October 2006 Type Mountain glacier …   Wikipedia