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DECAYED ICE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
DEF

Decayed sheet ice that takes the appearance of thin vertical crystals shaped like candles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Glace columnaire granulaire pourrie.

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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