Glaciology

/ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi/

Synonyms for "glaciology" (7 found)

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Noun(2 words)
glacier dynamics studyglacier science

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
glacier studyice movement study

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
ice record studyice sciencepaleoclimate study

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earth sciencegeoscience

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glacial geomorphologyglacier dynamicsglacier velocity measurementice core analysisice core interpretationice thickness measurementpaleoclimate reconstructionpaleoglaciologysurface melt analysis

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glaciology courseglaciology dataglaciology field studyglaciology projectglaciology textbooks

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Christian Huggel, a professor at the University of Zurich in Switzerland who specializes in glaciology and geomorphodynamics (the study of changing forms of geologic surfaces), said thousands of cubic meters of water moving down a mountain "is really quite destructive and it can happen suddenly."

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From this high position in latitude, explorations (furthered for a time by the effective aid of their Esquimaux dogs) were perseveringly made, and rewarded by results of the most interesting nature in geography, hydrography, and glaciology.

Source: wiktionary

Until now, aerial photography had been used in glaciology only for mapping the glacier surface and the surface velocity field; other, much more expensive, methods have been used to determine the bed and mass balance.

Source: wiktionary

This general approach offers the possibility of reconstructing past glaciologies for a situation where (1) the outline of the glacier can be reconstructed, (2) the ELA [equilibrium line altitude] can be determined, (3) the area under the ELA can be measured, and (4) there is some information on the winter balance and ablation gradient of the former glacier.

Source: wiktionary

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