glacier flow

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• 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 — 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 morphology — Glacier morphology, or the form a glacier takes, is influenced by temperature, precipitation, topography, and other factors. Types of glaciers range from massive ice sheets, such as the Greenland ice sheet or those in Antarctica, to small cirque… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier Rocheux — dans les monts Wrangell St Elias en Alaska. Un glacier rocheux est une masse de débris rocheux mélangés à de la glace se déplaçant à très faible vitesse (quelques centimètres à quelques mètres par an) sur un versant. Sur plusieurs milliers d… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Glacier rocheux — dans les monts Wrangell St Elias en Alaska. Un glacier rocheux est une masse de débris rocheux mélangés à de la glace se déplaçant à très faible vitesse (quelques centimètres à quelques mètres par an) sur un versant. Sur plusieurs milliers d… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Glacier — Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Glacier theory — Glacier Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flow — vb issue, emanate, proceed, stem, derive, *spring, arise, rise, originate Analogous words: emerge, *appear, loom: start, *begin, commence flow n Flow, stream, current, flood, tide, flux are comparable when meaning something issuing or moving in a …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• flow — [flō] vi. [ME flouen < OE flowan, akin to ON floa, to flood, OHG flouwen, to wash < IE base * pleu , to run, flow, fly > FLOOD, FLY1, FLEE, FLEET2, FLOAT, L pluere, to rain] 1. to …   English World dictionary

• 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

• 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