Glaciology Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

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THE CRYOSPHERE GLACIERS AS CLIMATE INDICATORS Fundamentals of glaciology pt1 Fundamentals of glaciology pt2 Fundamentals of glaciology pt3 glacier erosion and transport depositional environments and landforms glacial landscapes MOUNTAIN GLACIERS overview the Hindu Kush himalaya glaciers as resources glaciers as hazards ICE SHEETS hydrology in ice sheets ice sheets (overview) ice sheet flows/ measuring ice sheets ICE CAPS ice cap mass balance - accumulation ice cap mass...

Glaciology (from Latin: glacies, "frost, ice", and Ancient Greek: λόγος, logos, "subject matter"; literally "study of ice") is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, biology, and ecology. The impact of glaciers on people includes the fields of human geography and anthropology. T...

Exam notes on the subglacial hydrology of mountain glaciers, and how the switch from a distributed to channelised system occurs.

Case studies and examples of different mechanisms by which glaciers can surge

Summary of the methodology, benefits and limitations of modelling glacier melt using positive degree day models.

Examples of degree day melt models used on valley glaciers.

Description of methods, benefits and difficulties with using energy balance models to model surface melt on glaciers or ice sheets.

Examples of how degree day melt models can be enhanced by adding additional terms.