glacier hydrology

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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 — 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

• Challenger Glacier — Type cirque/tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Compton Glacier — Type cirque/tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Downes Glacier — Type tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Deacock Glacier — Type tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Blue Glacier — Infobox Glacier | glacier name = Blue Glacier caption = type = Mountain glacier location = Mount Olympus, Washington, U.S. coordinates = coord|47|48|29|N|123|41|16|W|type:glacier [Google Earth images.] area = convert|1.7|sqmi|km2|1Cite… …   Wikipedia

• Glaciar — de Ossoue, en el Pirineo francés. No …   Wikipedia Español

• hydrologic sciences — Introduction       the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology.       In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… …   Universalium

• Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …   Universalium