Concept information

Preferred term

glaciology  

Definition

  • 1) The study of all aspects of snow and ice; the science that treats quantitatively the whole range of processes associated with all forms of solid existing water. 2) The study of existing glaciers and ice sheets, and of their physical properties.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3676

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