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Record 1 1978-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

Most eskers are therefore regarded as the infillings of the tunnels of unusually long sub-glacial streams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Sous l'action du soleil, de l'air chaud, de la pluie pendant une partie de l'année, la glace fond à la surface et l'eau de fonte pénètre dans les fissures, accentuant la désagrégation de la glace; celle-ci au contact de la roche sous-jacente plus chaude, fond également, et il se forme sous la glace, une accumulation d'eau liquide qui se crée un chenal parfois profond et constitue le "torrent sous-glaciaire" (...)

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