subglacial stream

  • 1subglacial — [sub glā′shəl] adj. presently or formerly at the bottom of, or deposited beneath, a glacier [a subglacial stream, a subglacial deposit] subglacially adv …

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  • 2subglacial — subglacially, adv. /sub glay sheuhl/, adj. 1. beneath a glacier: a subglacial stream. 2. formerly beneath a glacier: a subglacial deposit. [1810 20; SUB + GLACIAL] * * * …

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  • 3subglacial — /sʌbˈgleɪʃəl/ (say sub glayshuhl), / ˈgleɪsiəl/ (say glayseeuhl) adjective 1. beneath a glacier: a subglacial stream. 2. formerly beneath a glacier: a subglacial deposit. –subglacially, adverb …

  • 4Möller Ice Stream — Radarsat image of ice streams, including the Möller, flowing into the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf Möller Ice Stream ( …

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  • 5Overdeepening — Sognefjord in Norway, the second longest fjord in the world, shows characteristic overdeepening. Overdeepening is a characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers. An overdeepened valley profile is often eroded to depths which are… …

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  • 6kame —    A low mound, knob, hummock, or short irregular ridge, composed of stratified sand and gravel deposited by a subglacial stream as a fan or delta at the margin of a melting glacier; by a supraglacial stream in a low place or hole on the surface… …

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  • 7glacial drainage channel —    A channel formed by an ice marginal, englacial, or subglacial stream during glaciation.    GG …

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  • 8tunnel valley —    A relatively shallow trench or depression cut into drift and other loose material, or in bedrock, by a subglacial stream not loaded with coarse sediment that may or may not be part of the present day drainage pattern.    GG …

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  • 9послеледниковый поток (вытекающий из-под ледника) — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN subglacial stream …

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  • 10sub|gla´cial|ly — sub|gla|cial «suhb GLAY shuhl», adjective. existing or formed beneath a glacier: »a subglacial stream. –sub|gla´cial|ly, adverb …

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