glaciohydraulic

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adjective

Of or relating to a supercooling effect by which flow and pressure at the base of a glacier allow water to remains liquid below the temperature at which it would otherwise freeze.

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Meanings

adjectiveglaciohydraulic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a supercooling effect by which flow and pressure at the base of a glacier allow water to remains liquid below the temperature at which it would otherwise freeze.

    Figure 1 The process of glaciohydraulic supercooling.

    2011, Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers, page 439
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    Another factor that can prolong drainage of meltwater reservoirs and result in large K values is glaciohydraulic supercooling, a process that has been well documented at the Matanuska Glacier.

    2007, Justin J. Johnson, Meltwater Reservoirs of the Matanuska Glacier, Alaska, page 20

    […] described a glaciohydraulic supercooling mechanism that has been observed to entrain large amounts of detritus in basal ice.

    2014, F. Jourdan, D.F. Mark, C. Verati, Advances in 40Ar/39Ar Dating (page 259)

Origin

From glacio- + hydraulic.

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