Sentences with phrase «glacier advances occur»

May be you mean that strip bark is basically caused by extreme snow conditions and glacier advances occur during such times?

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Analysis of the data reveals that 87 % of glaciers have retreated (click on the image for a more detailed figure) and that the change from advance to retreat has occurred progressively with latitude.
The uplift occurring here is due to present - day melting of glaciers and ice fields formed during the Little Ice Age glacial advance that occurred between 1550 A.D. and 1850 A.D.»
Analysis of the data reveals that 87 % of glaciers have retreated and that the change from advance to retreat has occurred progressively with latitude.
These are known as interstadial and stadial periods, which occur when glaciers retreat and advance, respectively.
The glaciers» most rapid 20th century retreat occurred between 1920 and 1950, followed by an advance in the 1970s and then a renewed retreat in 1998.7,8,9 [emphasis added]
(4) Norway's glaciers are currently more advanced than nearly all of the last 10,000 years, with pronounced recession occurring during the 1800s.
Because glaciers move slowly, however, a time lag can occur between the changing climatic conditions and the resulting glacier advance or retreat.
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