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MELTWATER PULSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

A meltwater pulse is an acceleration in sea-level rise which results from outbursts of pro- or subglacial meltwater and/or surging of ice-streams into the ocean during ice-sheet disintegration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Au cours de la déglaciation : les glaciers alternent entre plusieurs phases de reculs et de ré-avancées rapides. Des impulsions d'eau de fonte [...] sont observées pour chaque recul rapide et engendrent des pics de débit à l'embouchure du fleuve, accompagnés de flux sédimentaires importants [...]

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