Bilingual glossary of geology
Wet-Based Glacier Glacier à base humide
Glacier for which the temperature at the base of the ice is above the pressure melting point causing a thin film of meltwater to develop between the glacier and the substrate over which it flows. The principal mechanism of glacier movement in wet-based glacier is basal slip.
Themes:
Glaciers
Related words:
Dry-Based Glacier
Basal Slip
Plastic Flow (Glacier)
Themes:
Glaciers
Related words:
Dry-Based Glacier
Basal Slip
Plastic Flow (Glacier)