Sentences with phrase «line retreats inland»

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Smith's retreat might slow down now that its grounding line has reached bedrock that rises farther inland of the 2014 grounding line.

Warm waters have been eating away at ice from below in this region, and once grounding lines retreat far enough inland, entire glaciers can become unstable and collapse.

Andy (35)-- That does not appear to have happened or be happening to tidewater galciers in southeastern Alaska; those retreat back to the grounding line provided by the upward - inland slopes.

But if the grounding line retreats, sending inland ice further afloat, the shelf may begin a runaway collapse.