Reconstituted glacier

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Reconstituted glacier
Definition: A glacier formed below the terminus of a hanging glacier by the accumulation, and reconstitution by pressure melting (regelation), of ice blocks that have fallen and/or avalanched from the terminus of the hanging glacier. Also called Glacier Remani
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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