THE ENERGY OF GLACIATION AND THE LIFE OF GLACIERS,

Abstract

Contents: The energy of glaciation; The intensity of the processes of accumulation and ablation at the snow line; The geological activity of glaciers; The snow line; The relation between the energy of glaciation and the altitude of the snow line; The energy of glaciation and the fluctuation of glaciers; Meteorological factors of accumulation and ablation; The climatic nature of glaciation; The consequences of a general cooling of climate and the problem of the metachronicity of glaciers; The Simpson hypothesis; The genetic classification of glaciers. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1950
Accession Number
AD0659641

Entities

People

  • P. A. Shumskii

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Altitude
  • Classification
  • Cooling

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech