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The study of snow and ice and their physical properties.
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All processes causing decrease in the amount of frozen ice. Its the sum of melting, evaporating, sublimating and calving.
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An island of bedrock or mountain protruding above the surface of a glacier, an ice sheet or icefield.
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A process by which ice blocks break away from the front of a glacier, under the influence of gravity. Icebergs and growlers are created as a result.
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A mass of floating ice that has broken off from the front of a glacier or ice shelf and slipped into the ocean.
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A part of the longitudinal profile of the glacier that moves over a steep drop, faster than rest of the ice.
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The material (usually soil and rock) transported by a glacier and then deposited.
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A piece of ice that breaks off from icebergs, glaciers and shelf ice. It is floating in open water, and might be an obstacle for small boats.
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An amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion, when snow is accumulated.
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A measure of surface reflectivity; in case of Earth, it says how much sunlight (energy) is reflected back to space.
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A traditional shelter of Inuit people in Greenland and Arctic, made of blocks of hard snow.
