How To Use Meltwater In A Sentence
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The proglacial area of the Unteraargletscher is divided into three terrace levels: 0.5–1 m (level I), 1– 2 m (level II), or .2 m (level III) above the main Aare meltwater stream.
Thoughts on Alpine Glacier Stratigraphy « Climate Audit
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In the cliffs, among the boulders, there were pools of ice, frozen meltwater draining from the land above the bay, and lingering banks of snow.
"You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe..."
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The meltwater puddled the flat sea ice.
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Nevertheless, Steffen believes the formation of moulins can act to release a glacier's handbrake, that is a static glacier can move if meltwater helps to lubricate its passage.
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The Tail Burn cascaded through a landscape strewn with mounds of flood-washed rubble left behind by glacial meltwaters, weathered over ten thousand years into rounded hillocks.
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Glaciers from many ice ages have flattened the landscape, and the large ancient lakes that resulted from their meltwater have left many dunes and are still present in many cases as smaller lakes.
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Scientific models have previously suggested this will bring more rainfall to the west of Scotland, which, combined with meltwater from the mountains, will boost the flow of rivers.
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Huge glaciers and meltwater carved out the deep trough of the glen some 20,000 years ago.
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Formed by accumulated meltwater, the overfilled lakes could suddenly discharge massive volumes of water, known as glacial lake outburst flooding.
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The danger is that cold, fresh meltwater from the Arctic and/or Greenland will block the return path.
Waldo Jaquith - Carbon tax works out to $43/ton.
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This particular paper deals with the so-called meltwater spike presumeable released about 8-10,000 years b.p. from the melting Laurentide ice sheet.
Juckes and the Sargasso Sea « Climate Audit
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Warming surface temperatures in Greenland are allowing more meltwater to trickle down to the glacier bed.
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Strolling up to the glacier edge, Victorian visitors could peer in amazement into deep-blue caves, or paddle in the freezing meltwater which surged from under the ice.
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The flood comes from meltwater and the mountains are many leagues upstream.
SABRIEL
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Meltwaters had formed ropy lines of ice, and on that rumpled ice stood warriors.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny
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In brief periods of relative warmth, glacial meltwater accumulated behind this ice to form small, temporary lakes.
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Despite being fed by meltwater, most of the lakes are extremely salty.
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This operation will be centered on what Stamp calls a "mother ship," where the meltwater is to be filtered and bottled.
The Iceberg Wars
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Large quantities of glacier meltwater deposited various kinds of material, the most important of which is called outwash (advance or recessional), consisting mostly of sands and gravels.
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Meltwater sometimes overwhelms the interior "drainpipes" of glaciers and causes them to lurch forward, possibly explaining the widespread acceleration of glaciers observed worldwide ...
Undefined
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It shot out of the canyon at the top of a cliff, where meltwater from a glacier plunged down into a distant pool.
Excerpt: Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
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Below the glacier lies granite, seamed through with limestone and marble which the constant rush of meltwater has honeycombed with caves.
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The rolling outwash plain here was formed by meltwater from glacial ice fields to the north.
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The meltwater puddled the flat sea ice.
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Broad till plains with thick and complex deposits of drift, paleobeach ridges, relict dunes, morainal hills, kames, drumlins, meltwater channels, and kettles occur.
Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)
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Meltwater discharge and deposition of subaqueous outwash have virtually no role in sedimentation.
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The Copper River alluvial fan is an outwash plain, that is, formed from sediments deposited by glacial meltwater.
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Except when engorged by spring meltwater and ice, the Severn River empties serenely into Hudson Bay.
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Above the waterfall, the snow - although solid and deep - had been hollowed out by running meltwater.
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As glaciers shrink and meltwater lakes grow, the threat to nearby communities increases.
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Swollen with meltwater from the mountains, a stream rushed between reedy banks.
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At another - possibly on the same night - it might be minuscule portions of conch ceviche on a bed of lime and chilli, drenched in aged balsamic and served in a trumpet fashioned from the re-frozen meltwaters of Arctic glaciers.
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The volume of meltwater dashing down from the glaciers had transformed normally benign streams into charging torrents that demanded respect.
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And because many glaciers store large amounts of meltwater and release it suddenly, lives downstream will be lost.
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Dolomitic drift and meltwater deposits are characteristic and overlie limestone, calcareous shale, and dolomitic mudstone.
Ecoregions of Indiana and Ohio (EPA)
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While these lakes existed, they were maintained by the inflow of dirty meltwater from the receding glacier.
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This time, the meltwater spilled from a northwestern outlet into the Mackenzie River in northwestern Canada and made its way to the Arctic Ocean.
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Swollen with meltwater from the mountains, a stream rushed between reedy banks.
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The rolling outwash plain here was formed by meltwater from glacial ice fields to the north.
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Local lake filled with icy cold meltwater from the surrounding mountains.
October 2005
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Through the enveloping silence came the sound of the wind singing through the passes; the tinkle of meltwater running off the ice and the occasional cry of a bird hanging in the thermals overhead.
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The river draining the proglacial lake carries a much lower amount of sediment than the iceberg and glacial meltwater plumes.
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During the brief summer, it is warm enough for a few days or weeks to create meltwater; a few, inconsequential streams tumble down from the glaciers above the valleys.
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Above the waterfall, the snow - although solid and deep - had been hollowed out by running meltwater.
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Molluscs keep best on ice covered with a damp cloth, and should not be allowed to sit in a puddle of meltwater, which is saltless and therefore fatal to sea creatures.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
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The icefields discharge ice and meltwater to the ocean on the west side and to lakes on the east side, via rapidly flowing glaciers.
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The meltwater puddled the flat sea ice.
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Meltwater discharge and deposition of subaqueous outwash have virtually no role in sedimentation.
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During the Younger Dryas it appears that meltwaters ponded up on the southern edge of the ice sheets forming Lake Agassiz.
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I imagined the streams they now swam in, overhung with drooping vines or seeping from glacial meltwater.
Times, Sunday Times
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He then mentions a company called meltwater, and back over to him ... who are a "media" company PAID by Government to trawl blogs and read what we say about them.
British Blogs
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In permafrost regions, summer thaw produces meltwater, which is typically unable to infiltrate into the ground because of the ice-rich frozen soils found in permafrost.
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The meltwater pours through large channels called ‘moulins’ until it reaches the base of the ice sheet - the interface between ice and bedrock.
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Although ice masses in those areas make up only 30 percent of the world's glaciers, they contribute 70 percent of the total glacial meltwater.
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Following melt initiation, the intensity of melt is another consideration in the production of meltwater runoff.
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When the barge is filled to capacity (about 1,200 tons), it returns to the firm's tank farm, on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, where the meltwater is stored for bottling, brewing, and making vodka.
The Iceberg Wars
