Sentences with phrase «offset glacier flow»
Once the ice shelf retreats to the grounding line, the buoyant force that used to offset glacier flow becomes negligible, and the glacier picks up speed on its way to the sea.
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Once the growth of Little Ice Age glaciers stopped, and groundwater base flow was no longer offset, we would expect sea levels to rise as witnessed during the 19th and 20th centuries.
However, that seeming paradox is consistent with a scenario in which a «base flow» from groundwater discharge would offset any transfer of waters to growing Little Ice Age glaciers.