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    Glacier morphology, or the form a glacier takes, is influenced by temperature, precipitation, topography, and other factors. The goal of glacial morphology...
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    is called glaciology. Glaciers are important components of the global cryosphere. Glaciers are categorized by their morphology, thermal characteristics...
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    created by the action of glaciers Glacier morphology – Geomorphology of glaciers Kame – Mound formed on a retreating glacier and deposited on land Tunnel...
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    Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Jasper National Park, Alberta. Glacier morphology Post, Austin; Edward R. LaChapelle (May 2000) [1971]. Glacier Ice (Revised ed...
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    Glacial landforms are landforms created by the action of glaciers. Most of today's glacial landforms were created by the movement of large ice sheets during...
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    ice crystal morphology. The core sample was reportedly contaminated and crystal morphology study was unsuccessful. Today, the rock glacier consists of...
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    associated with contemporary glaciers—but more difficult to apply to old moraines, which are defined by their particular morphology, since their origin is debated...
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    Mount Hood (redirect from Eliot glacier)
    Jackson, Keith M.; Fountain, Andrew G. (2007). "Spatial and morphologic change on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA". Annals of Glaciology. 46 (1):...
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    ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounded landmasses...
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    Glacier mice are colonies of mosses found on some glaciers and adjacent ecosystems. They are composed of multiple species of moss and can also host other...
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    of large glaciers or deep snow cover over much of the Lesotho Highlands has been judged unlikely considering the lack of glacial morphology (e.g. roche...
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    2010. Truffer, M; Thost, D; Ruddell, A (2001). "The Brown Glacier, Heard Island: its morphology, dynamics, mass balance and climate setting". Antarctic...
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    glaciers: Gorner Glacier Corbassière Glacier Findel Glacier Zmutt Glacier Zinal Glacier Otemma Glacier Allalin Glacier Ferpècle Glacier Fee Glacier Mont...
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    Erosion (section Glaciers)
    their wake, typically at the terminus or during glacier retreat. The best-developed glacial valley morphology appears to be restricted to landscapes with...
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    Diatom (redirect from Diatom morphology)
    hypotheca, is slightly smaller than the other half, the epitheca. Diatom morphology varies. Although the shape of the cell is typically circular, some cells...
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    glacialis subsp. glacialis (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve (= Ranunculus glacialis), the glacier buttercup, occurring in boreal and alpine areas of Europe (including Iceland...
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    part of a glacier moves faster than the edges. Glacial landform Collective name for the morphologic structures in/on/under/around a glacier. Moraine Accumulated...
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    Karst (redirect from Karst morphology)
    Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Ley tunnel Mine Exploration Pit cave...
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    been deposited from a melted glacier. In some areas, these depositions can be up to hundreds of feet thick. The morphology of the till plain is generally...
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    Truffer, M., Thost, D. and Ruddell, A. (2001). "The Brown Glacier, Heard Island: its morphology, dynamics, mass balance and climate setting". Antarctic...
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    Totten Glacier is a large glacier draining a major portion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, through the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in the Australian Antarctic...
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    kilometres (50 mi) to the southeast of the glacier's terminus. The Dart Glacier has a fairly typical morphology, including a clearly defined névé and a main...
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    have no woods, just dwarf scrub. The largest glaciers, for example, the Plomo Glacier and the Horcones Glaciers, do not even reach 10 km (6.2 mi) in length...
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    Truffer, M., Thost, D. and Ruddell, A. (2001). "The Brown Glacier, Heard Island: its morphology, dynamics, mass balance and climate setting". Antarctic...
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    of glaciers during the last ice age. Detailed geomorphological mapping was used to reconstruct the positions of former glaciers. The longest glacier of...
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    worms (also written as ice-worms or iceworms, or also called glacial or glacier worms) are enchytraeid annelids of the genus Mesenchytraeus. The majority...
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  • The morphology, structural evolution and significance of push moraines. Earth Sci. Rev. 53, 197–236 (2001). Small, R. J. Lateral Moraines of Glacier De...
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    Drygalski Ice Tongue (category Scott Coast glacier stubs)
    The Drygalski Ice Tongue, Drygalski Barrier, or Drygalski Glacier Tongue is a glacier in Antarctica, on the Scott Coast, in the northern McMurdo Sound...
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    called an ice worm, is a species of oligochaete worm that inhabits coastal glaciers in northwestern North America. M. solifugus is dark brown and grows to...
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    022. Iverson, Neal R. (1 October 1991). "Morphology of glacial striae: Implications for abrasion of glacier beds and fault surfaces". GSA Bulletin. 103...
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