Water bodies

Water bodies

Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.

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isostasy

Water bodies; Glaciers

The balance between changes within the Earth's crust and mantle, where material is displaced in response to an increase (isostatic depression) or decrease (isostatic rebound) in ...

hanging valley

Water bodies; Glaciers

A former tributary glacier valley that is incised into the upper part of a U-shaped glacier valley, higher than the floor of the main valley. Hanging valley streams often enter ...

sérac

Water bodies; Glaciers

A jagged pinnacle or tower of glacier ice located on the surface of a glacier, formed as a glacier flows down an icefall or by the intersection of crevasses. Frequently, large ...

ablation

Water bodies; Glaciers

The loss of ice and snow from a glacier system. This occurs through a variety of processes including melting and runoff, sublimation, evaporation, calving, and wind transportation ...

accumulation area

Water bodies; Glaciers

The part of a glacier that is perennially covered with snow. Also called névé.

snowbridge

Water bodies; Glaciers

A mass of snow that has accumulated in the top of an open crevasse, masking the existence of the crevasse. Frequently, a large void exists below the snowbridge.