Glacier recession refers to the process where a glacier melts and shrinks over time.
Sentences with «glacier recession»
«the recent warming is seen in the oceans, the atmosphere, in Arctic sea ice retreat, in glacier recession, earlier springs, reduced snow cover etc...». (realclimate.org)
Paired images at Skaftafell provide a graphic illustration of glacier recession in South Iceland since the 1920s. (pearltrees.com)
Is the determination of glacier recession based solely on interpolation of aerial and satelite images? (realclimate.org)