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Question | Answer |
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alluvium | sediment eroded from adjacent areas and deposited by running water in and along rivers and streams. |
albedo | the percent reflectivity of a surface.ice may reflect up to 90 percent of incoming solar radiation, while blacktop asphalt may absorb up to 95 percent. |
accumulation area or zone | where snow falls on a glacier, commonly on a snowfield crique. |
accretion | snow accretion is the growth of precipitation particles by collision of ice crystals with supercooled liquid droplets which freeze one impact. |
ablation area or zone | the region of a glacier where more mass is lost by melting or evaporation than is gained. |
ablation | refers to melting, erosion and evaporation which reduces the area of the ice. |