Sentences with phrase «moderate change in the air temperature»
The main way that a moderate change in the air temperature or any other term increases ablation is by increasing the proportion of the day during which melting can occur.
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Because melting is so much more energetically efficient than sublimation, the main way that moderate changes in atmospheric conditions — including air temperature — affect ablation is through changing the number of hours during which melting occurs, and the amount of energy available for melting.