- jökulhlaup phenomenon
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Glacial hydrology dictionary. Б.Р.Мавлюдов.
Glacial hydrology dictionary. Б.Р.Мавлюдов.
Glacial lake outburst flood — A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) can occur when a lake contained by a glacier (called Jökulhlaup if it was a subglacial lake, marginal lake drainage if it was dammed between ice and the ground) or a terminal moraine dam fails. This can happen … Wikipedia
Knik Glacier — [Interviews with Pete Brown, Don Karabelnikoff other private pilots.] . Lake George Lake George a glacial lake formed near the face of the glacier received national recognition by the National Natural Landmark (NNL) Program. Lake George was… … Wikipedia
Overdeepening — Sognefjord in Norway, the second longest fjord in the world, shows characteristic overdeepening. Overdeepening is a characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers. An overdeepened valley profile is often eroded to depths which are… … Wikipedia
Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… … Wikipedia
Vatnajökull — (English: Glacier of Rivers) (IPA2|ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl ̥) is the largest glacier in Iceland. It is located in the south east of the island, covering more than 8% of the country. With a size of 8,100 km², it is the largest glacier in Europe in volume… … Wikipedia
glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… … Universalium