Definition of ablation (glacial)

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ablation (glacial)

The term 'ablation (glacial)' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' All processes, which include melting, evaporation (sublimation), wind erosion, and calving (breaking off of ice masses), that remove snow or ice from a glacier or snowfield. The term also refers to the amount of snow or ice removed by these processes'.

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