Water cycle
type: Entity
type: Concept
narrower: Ice flow

Ice flow
type: Entity
type: Concept
created: 2023-02-15T15:32:14
modified: 2023-02-15T15:34:25
broader: Water cycle
definition: def 18f968fa
in scheme: ozcar-theia

def 18f968fa
source: Flow dynamics
value: Flow within glaciers can be attributed to an increase in the surface slope, brought upon by an imbalance between the amounts of accumulation vs. ablation. This imbalance increases the shear stress on a glacier until it begins to flow. The flow velocity and deformation will increase as the equilibrium line between these two processes is approached, but are also affected by the slope of the ice, the ice thickness and temperature.