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Glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets

  • Dorothy K. Hall
  • Jaroslav Martinec
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Abstract

A glacier is an accumulation of ice and snow existing in varying degrees of compaction that moves under its own weight in response to gravitational force. Precipitation in the form of snow adds mass to the system while mass is removed through various ablation processes including surface melting, sublimation and calving of icebergs. In response to these mass inputs and outputs, the motion of the glacier redistributes this mass in an attempt to reach an equilibrium state.

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Synthetic Aperture Radar Landsat Imagery Radar Altimeter Outlet Glacier Temperate Glacier 
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