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ABLATION MORAINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-03-28

English

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

An uneven pile or continuous layer of ablation till or ablation debris, either overlying ice in the ablation area or resting on ground moraine derived from the same glacier, and exhibiting landforms produced by the downmelting process of stagnant ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Accumulation irrégulière ou couche continue constituée de till d'ablation, qui repose sur la glace dans la zone d'ablation ou qui recouvre la moraine de fond déposée par la même glacier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Glaciología
DEF

Morrena de superficie formada por la fusión de un glaciar.

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