Sentences with phrase «annual ablation»
Annual ablation season temperature is rising and accumulated snowpack, April 1 SWE is declining.
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Mass balance is the difference between annual accumulation and annual ablation (from melting and sublimation).
In addition to the measured retreat we have measured the surface profiles of these glaciers, measured annual snowpack on the glaciers and annual ablation.
Not exact matches
Concerning this effect, one should note that the measured ablation differed by a factor of two between the two years studied, even though annual mean snowfall was similar in both years.
The correlation between annual net balance is higher for ablation season temperature than for accumulation season precipitation.
Annual ice and firn ablation (firn and ice net balance: Mayo et al., 1972) is determined using ablation stakes drilled into the glacier surface and simultaneously checked on the same date in late September.
Comparison between net annual balance for each glacier, and accumulation season and ablation season conditions at NOAA Washington State Division 5 weather stations is presented in Table 5.
Annual balance is the difference between annual snow accumulation and snow - firn - ice melt (ablaAnnual balance is the difference between annual snow accumulation and snow - firn - ice melt (ablaannual snow accumulation and snow - firn - ice melt (ablation).
Local climate in the North Cascades influences mean snowpack depth and ablation rate, but does not cause significantly different responses to annual climate conditions within specific elevation bands.
Equilibrium line - The boundary between the region on a glacier where there is a net annual loss of ice mass (ablation area) and that where there is a net annual gain (accumulation area).
The equilibrium line is the elevation on a glacier at which annual accumulation equals ablation.
The result of the failure to recapture meltwater as internal accumulation is increased ablation and negative annual balances (Kaser and Osmaston, 2002)
The difference between the accumulation and ablation for a given year describes the annual net mass balance, which corresponds to the change in glacier thickness and volume.