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GLACE MORTE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-06-02

English

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

The former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier, therefore not moving anymore and getting covered with sediments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Glaciologie
DEF

[Glace qui] ne connaît pas de régénération superficielle et n'a pas de mouvement notable.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Polar Geography
DEF

Ice that has thaw holes or is at the "rotten" stage.

CONT

At the toe of the glacier are open crevasses, thin decayed ice and meltwater streams emerging from beneath the ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géographie du froid
DEF

Glace pourrie, de plusieurs années, de deuxième année, ou glace moyenne ou épaisse de première année avec des trous de fonte.

CONT

Lorsque le glacier recule, des masses de glace morte, protégée par cette moraine, peuvent subsister longtemps en aval du nouveau front.

Spanish

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