Sentences with phrase «entire glacier area»

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The mass balance for the entire glacier is calculated by summation of the product of glacier area within each 0.10 m mass balance contour, and the net balance of that interval.

In Glacier National Park, North Cascades, Helm Glacier and Place Glacier frequent loss of the entire snowcover by the end of the ablation season has become commonplace (WGMS, 2005 The result is in net ablation throughout the accumulation area causing thinning of the glacier in the accumulation zone.

This has led to a change in perception about the level of threat, and doubts have arisen that melting glaciers provide a key source of water in downstream areas across the entire Himalayan region.