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Glaciers. Glacier: a Flowing Stream of Ice. Mountain Continental (Greenland, Antarctica). Snowfall vs Melting & Evaporation (Ablation). Zone of Accumulation Snowfall Exceeds Melting & Evaporation Excess Snow Turns to Ice & Flows Out Zone of Melting or Ablation
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Glacier: a Flowing Stream of Ice • Mountain • Continental (Greenland, Antarctica)
Snowfall vs Melting & Evaporation (Ablation) Zone of Accumulation • Snowfall Exceeds Melting & Evaporation • Excess Snow Turns to Ice & Flows Out Zone of Melting or Ablation • Melting & Evaporation Exceeds Snowfall • Melting Excess Made up by Ice Flowing in Terminus of Glacier • Snowfall & Inflow = Melting & Evaporation (Ablation)
As long as Accumulation = Ablation, the Glacier Front Remains Fixed
Eventually, Material Trapped in the Ice Reaches the Terminus
Abrasion Polish Striations Chatter Marks Crescentic Gouges Bedrock Scour Deposition Till Outwash Varved Clays Meltwater Erosion Results of Glaciation