The Hydrologic Cycle 3: Glaciers. Glaciers contain 76% of all the Freshwater on Earth!

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The Hydrologic Cycle 3: Glaciers

Transcript of The Hydrologic Cycle 3: Glaciers. Glaciers contain 76% of all the Freshwater on Earth!

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The Hydrologic Cycle 3: Glaciers

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Glaciers contain 76% of all the Freshwater on Earth!

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Two Types of Glaciers:1) Continental Ice Sheets

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A) Antarctica

Ice Shelf

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B) Greenland

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Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Two Types of Glaciers:2) Valley Glaciers

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What are Glaciers?

Highly compacted snow becomes glacial ice

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Glaciers Move – Solid Ice Can Flow !

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How do Glaciers Flow ?1) Basal sliding

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How do Glaciers Flow ?2) Internal Plastic Flow

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The Glacial Budget

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Two Different Types of Glacial Landforms: 1) Erosional

Before Glaciation

Glaciation

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Glacial Landscape

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U – Shaped Valleys – near Sun Valley, Idaho

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UD Geology Field Camp: West Chicago CreekU-Shaped Valley with Pater Noster Lakes

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Cirque - Bowl Shaped Depression Carved By a glacierTarn – A small lake filling a Cirque.

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Horns – Pyramid Shaped MountainsAretes – Linear Mountain Ridges

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Dr. Goldman in the Grand Tetons, August 2000

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Yosemite Falls:A Hanging Valley

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How do Glaciers Erode Bedrock?1) Plucking

Roche Moutonee

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How do Glaciers Erode Bedrock?2) Abrasion - Glacial Striations


Thermal and hydrologic attributes of rock glaciers and ...

Thermal and hydrologic attributes of rock glaciers and ...

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Water Sources - davis314.weebly.comdavis314.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/6/3/106359787/water_sources.pdf · Earth’s Water Total Freshwater Glaciers and icecaps Groundwater Drinking water

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Glaciers By Dylan & Tony. Overview Describe how Glaciers form. Show Types of glaciers. explain how glaciers Move. Something about snow. Snowline Snowfield.

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Glaciers Chapter 17. Why glaciers? 10% of earth covered by ice 85% Antarctica 11% Greenland 4% elsewhere Glaciers store about 75% of the world's freshwater.

Glaciers Chapter 17. Why glaciers? 10% of earth covered by ice 85% Antarctica 11% Greenland 4% elsewhere Glaciers store about 75% of the world's freshwater.

Chapter 11 Water. World Water Distribution Total: Total: 97% salt water 3% freshwater Freshwater: Freshwater: 70% glaciers 29% aquifers 1% lakes, rivers,

Chapter 11 Water. World Water Distribution Total: Total: 97% salt water 3% freshwater Freshwater: Freshwater: 70% glaciers 29% aquifers 1% lakes, rivers,

The Role of Glaciers in the Hydrologic Regimedocuments.worldbank.org/curated/pt/663361468283187700/... · Web view3150 6615 7403 GQ, mcm Murgab Gund Bartang Gudara Shidz Vanch Yazgulem

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Groundwater. Freshwater Glaciers Atmosphere Groundwater Lakes Soils Rivers Wetlands 3% of total Earth water.

Groundwater. Freshwater Glaciers Atmosphere Groundwater Lakes Soils Rivers Wetlands 3% of total Earth water.

1 Water Use and Management. 2 Outline Hydrologic Cycle Major Water Compartments Water Availability and Use Types of Water Use Freshwater Shortages

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Freshwater - Northern Highlands Regional High School · Freshwater •Freshwater –Salinity < 0.05 % –~ 2.5 % of earth’s water –79 % found as ice in glaciers –Only 1 % available

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Rock glaciers and related periglacial landforms in the Sierra ......hydrologic study. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 1. Introduction Rock glaciers and related periglacial rock-ice features

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Freshwater Resources… Going…. 71% of Earth’s surface –97% saltwater –3% freshwater 2.6% ice caps and glaciers Only 0.014% of Earth’s total water supply.

Freshwater Resources… Going…. 71% of Earth’s surface –97% saltwater –3% freshwater 2.6% ice caps and glaciers Only 0.014% of Earth’s total water supply.

Glaciers and Glaciation. Glaciers Glaciers are parts of two basic cycles Hydrologic cycle Rock cycle Glacier – a thick mass of ice that originates on.

Glaciers and Glaciation. Glaciers Glaciers are parts of two basic cycles Hydrologic cycle Rock cycle Glacier – a thick mass of ice that originates on.

Présentation PowerPoint · 06/01/2020 1 + Using EO for monitoring and managing threats over water resources Saline water Oceans 97 % Freshwater 2% Glaciers and snow Underground freshwater

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Glaciers Glaciers are a part of both the hydrologic cycle and rock cycle Glacier – a thick mass of ice that forms over land from the compaction and recrystallization.

Glaciers Glaciers are a part of both the hydrologic cycle and rock cycle Glacier – a thick mass of ice that forms over land from the compaction and recrystallization.

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Sustainable Management of Surface and Groundwater in the ... · Glaciers 68.70% Ground Water 30.10% Oceans 97.50% Global distribution of fresh water Freshwater 2.50% Total Volume:

Hydrologic Cycle. Water is Ubiquitous! Biosphere- Water Cycle Hydrosphere Liquid waters of earth. 1. Oceans 2. Lakes 3. Streams 4. Glaciers Atmosphere.

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