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Environmental · L2 · From Snowfall to Glacial Landform

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The chain from accumulating snow, through ice formation and downhill flow, to the erosional and depositional landforms a glacier leaves behind.

by @openstemUpdated Environmental
❄️ Snow accumulates faster than it meltsSnow compacts into firn🧊 Firn compresses into glacial iceGlacier flows downhillbasal sliding + internal creepPlucking and abrasion erode bedrockRock debris carried along as tillU-shaped valleyFjord, if it reaches the seaMoraine deposited at the edges or terminus

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