Meaning Glacial Retreat
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Glacial Retreat


process by which glaciers melt faster than precipitation can replace the ice.
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Glacial Retreat


The backwards movement of the snout of a glacier.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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when ablation exceeds accumulation causing a net loss of ice from the glacier. This usually involves the snout being found at a point in the valley short of the farthest it ever reached. Note that ice [..]
Source: itseducation.asia

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Glacial Retreat


Net loss of ice from a glacier as a result of ablation exceeding accumulation.
Source: rgs.org (offline)

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Process by which glaciers melt faster than precipitation can replace the ice.The backwards movement of the snout of a glacier.Net loss of ice from a glacier as a result of ablation exceeding accumulation.when ablation exceeds accumulation causing a net loss of ice from the glacier. This usually involves the snout being found at a point in the valley short of the farthest it ever reached
Y va el tercero - 12 July 2019

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Glacial Retreat


When the tongue of a glacier goes back up the mountain because there is more meltwater and less glacier.
Theseus Drogen - 14 February 2022





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