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... flow . In the accumulation area the mass bal- ance is positive year after year . Here the glacier would become thicker and thicker were it not for the compen- sating flow of ice away from the glacier . This flow also supplies mass to ...
... flow . In the accumulation area the mass bal- ance is positive year after year . Here the glacier would become thicker and thicker were it not for the compen- sating flow of ice away from the glacier . This flow also supplies mass to ...
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Flow rates Oxygen isotopes and paleotem- peratures age before present ( years ) Types of mountain glaciers Ogives ... Flow of the ice sheets . In general , the flow in ice sheets is from central high points radially outward to the sea ...
Flow rates Oxygen isotopes and paleotem- peratures age before present ( years ) Types of mountain glaciers Ogives ... Flow of the ice sheets . In general , the flow in ice sheets is from central high points radially outward to the sea ...
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... Flow of mountain glaciers . Ice flow in valley glaciers has been studied extensively . The first measurements date from the mid - 18th century , and the first theoretical analy- ses date from the middle of the 19th century . In general ...
... Flow of mountain glaciers . Ice flow in valley glaciers has been studied extensively . The first measurements date from the mid - 18th century , and the first theoretical analy- ses date from the middle of the 19th century . In general ...
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