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CONTINENTAL ICE SHEET - GREENLAND
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ALPINE ICE- VALLEY GLACIER(S)
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GLACIER BAY, ALASKA
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ALL GLACIERS HAVE TWO ZONES ACCUMULATION = + MASS ABLATION = - MASS
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“Firn Line” = Equilibrium Line Italian alps Dinwoody Glacier. Wind River Range, Wyoming.
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GAME OF MASS BALANCE SNOW IN vs WATER/ICE OUT
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IDEALIZED MOTION- CROSS SECTION
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= strain rate A = constant related to ice temperature = basal shear stress (?) n = exponent with an average value of 3 GLEN’S FLOW LAW gh sin
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TEMPERATURE MATTERS Does cold or warm ice strain more rapidly?
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STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE (WATER) (DEBRIS FLOW)
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MASS FLUX - BIRD’S EYE VIEW
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VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION - BIRD’S EYE
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VELOCITY IN SECTION VIEW WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE BED????
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WHAT IS THE TEMPERATU RE AT THE BASE OF THE ICE? - GEOTHERMA L -FRICTION -AMBIENT AIR
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WARM BASED ICE sliding along bed
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FOX GLACIER, New Zealand
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COLD-BASED ICE frozen to bed
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DRY VALLEY AREA-- ANTARTICA
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COMPARE, WARM VS COLD
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U IMPLICATIONS FOR EROSION INTENSITY CLASSIC U- SHAPED VALLEY EROSION REQUIRES WARM BASED ICE, WHY?
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PLUCKING ….
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PLUCKING IN ACTION
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ABRASION -STRIATIONS AND POLISH
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ABRASION TAKES TOOLS
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“THE DIRT MACHIN E” GLACIERS AS A CONVEYOR BELT FOR ROCK DEBRIS
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WHERE DOES ERODED MATERIAL GO? MORAINE FORMATION INDICATES A STILL STAND
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MORAINES LATERAL TERMINAL
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Frans Joseph Glacier - Tom Lowell
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MASSIVE COASTAL MORAINES
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MORAINES ARE SCARCE IN INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND -- IMPLIES RAPID, DYNAMIC ICE MARGIN RETREAT (KOTEFF AND PESSL)
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OUTWASH PLAINS FROM WATER CARRIED DEBRIS
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PRESENT DAY OUTWASH -- MT COOK
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SEDIMENT DELIVERY TO ICE MARGINAL LAKES
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LAKE SEDIMENTS
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TASMAN GLACIER
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TILL - NOT WELL WASHED BY WATER BASAL VS MELTOUT SIERRA NEVADA, ALPINE CENTRAL MASS, CONTINENTAL
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ESKER
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DRUMLIN - STREAMLINED FEATURE
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KETTLED TERRAIN
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KETTLE FORMING TODAY
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