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DOWNWASTING [2 records]

Record 1 2023-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

The diminishing of glacier ice in thickness during ablation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Diminution du volume d'un glacier durant la période d'ablation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Process through which the steepness of slopes adjacent to a stream valley gradually diminishes through soil creep, gravitative transfer and the decomposition of rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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