water balance of a glacier

См. также в других словарях:

• 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 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 — 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

• Water resources management in Peru — Source : INRENAtorage capacity and infrastructureIn 1980, INRENA established an inventory of Peru s water storage capacity, including lakes and dams. Peru has 12,201 lakes, 3,896 of which are located in the Pacific basin, 7,441 in the Atlantic… …   Wikipedia

• Water cycle — The Earth s water is always in movement, and the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a cycle, there is no… …   Wikipedia

• Glacier County, Montana — Infobox U.S. County county= Glacier County state= Montana map size= 225 founded=1919 seat= Cut Bank largest city= Cut Bank leader= area total sq mi=3037 area land sq mi=2995 area water sq mi=42 area percentage= 1.40% census yr= 2000 pop= 13247… …   Wikipedia

• water — waterer, n. waterless, adj. waterlessly, adv. waterlessness, n. waterlike, adj. /waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. 1. a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C …   Universalium

• 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

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