"Glacier flow" refers to the movement or motion of a glacier. It happens when the ice of a glacier gradually slides or moves downhill due to gravity, often at a slow pace like a very slow-moving river of ice.
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«glacier»
«flow»
Sentences with «glacier flow»
- A full explanation will require numerical modeling of glacier flow, but observations to date suggest that ice shelves act as «braking» systems on the glaciers behind them. (nsidc.org)
- If enough fresh water from melting glaciers flows into the North Atlantic, this would make the seawater less salty and less dense, so that it couldn't sink anymore. (acespace.org)
- Individual chunks seen in the image range from 1 to several kilometers long, and chains of the bergs seem to mark the edges of nitrogen glaciers flowing from the icy highlands onto a broad plain. (sciencemag.org)
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