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DELOGEMENT GLACIAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-12-20

English

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

The process of glacial erosion by which sizable rock fragments, such as blocks, are loosened, detached, and borne away from bedrock by the freezing of water along joints and stratification surfaces with resulting removal of rock as the ice advances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Extraction par la glace en mouvement d'un bloc rocheux que les eaux courantes ne pourraient déloger, par exemple le retirer d'un alvéole délimité par des diaclases orthogonales sur un versant à faible pente.

Spanish

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