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... sheets and glaciers that formed on land areas during intervals of thousands of years . Pack ice expands during winter to cover large areas of the oceans in both hemispheres . Melting occurs in spring and ... Ice Icebergs and Pack Ice ...
... sheets and glaciers that formed on land areas during intervals of thousands of years . Pack ice expands during winter to cover large areas of the oceans in both hemispheres . Melting occurs in spring and ... Ice Icebergs and Pack Ice ...
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Ross Ice Shelf Ice topog- raphy and physical character- istics Figure 7 : Nunataks , ice shelves , ice flow directions , and snow accumulation in Antarctica . Adapted from M.B. Giovinetto , " Drainage Systems ... Ice Sheets and Glaciers ...
Ross Ice Shelf Ice topog- raphy and physical character- istics Figure 7 : Nunataks , ice shelves , ice flow directions , and snow accumulation in Antarctica . Adapted from M.B. Giovinetto , " Drainage Systems ... Ice Sheets and Glaciers ...
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... evaporation -10 Calving of ice sheet -50 Calving of glaciers -520 -880 Bottom melting , ice shelves - 200 -1,660 Calving of ice shelves Total ablation The net difference ( 240 cubic kilometres ) , however Ice Sheets and Glaciers 181.
... evaporation -10 Calving of ice sheet -50 Calving of glaciers -520 -880 Bottom melting , ice shelves - 200 -1,660 Calving of ice shelves Total ablation The net difference ( 240 cubic kilometres ) , however Ice Sheets and Glaciers 181.
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