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Glaciology is the study of glaciers, or more generally the study of ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. The word glacier is derived from the Latin glacies, meaning ice or frost.
Glaciology is an interdisciplinary earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, biology, and ecology. The impact of glaciers on humans adds the fields of Human geography and anthropology. The presence of ice on Mars and Europa brings in an extraterrestrial component to the field.
Overview
Areas of study within glaciology include glacial history and the reconstruction of past glaciation patterns, effects of glaciers on climate and vice versa, the dynamics of ice movement, the contributions of glaciers to erosion and geomorphology, lifeforms that live in the ice, and so forth. More on [ Glaciology ]
Glaciers and Ice Ages :: Geology
Glacial Geomorphology :: Geomorphology
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#UArctic International Summer School in Glaciology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) and Wrangell Mountains Ce... http://ow.ly/16aAmc
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#UArctic International Summer School in Glaciology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) and Wrangell Mountains Ce... http://ow.ly/16aAmc
Pleistocene Core Samples / Ice Age Climatology /Glaciology /Atmospheric Research /Oceanography /Hydrology/ Geology /Paleontology, etc...
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Pleistocene Core Samples / Ice Age Climatology /Glaciology /Atmospheric Research /Oceanography /Hydrology/ Geology /Paleontology, etc...
Events: 14th Alpine Glaciology Meeting http://bit.ly/8LpRg2
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Events: 14th Alpine Glaciology Meeting http://bit.ly/8LpRg2
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All About Glaciers - Links to glacier research and projects, glacier facts, questions and answers, a glossary, gallery, bibliography and links to glacier information on the Web.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive glacier guide, including fascinating facts, answers to common questions, a gallery of historic photos, an extensive glossary, lists of books and articles, plus links to other glacier information on the Web. ]
Centre for Glaciology, University of Wales, Aberystwyth - Research focus is on glaciology and glacial geology. Staff expertise and research areas include relation between glaciers and climate and interactions between glaciers and the marine environment.
Glacier Image Database - A collection of photographs illustrating glaciation and its effects upon the earth's surface.
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Glacier Research Group, VAW Glaciology Section, ETH Zurich - Glacier and permafrost research in the Swiss Alps, Greenland Ice Sheet (Jakobshavn ice stream), and in Spitsbergen.
Meta Description: [ ETH Zuerich ]
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Glaciers - Shockwave video demonstrates different types of glaciers, how they form and flow.
Glaciology at the University of Copenhagen - Climate research through ice core drillings (including logistics and instrumental development), analysis of chemical and physical parameters and modelling. Other topics: Studies of ice rheology and studies of extraterrestrial ice.
Glaciology, Alfred Wegener Institute - Topics include introduction to glaciology; studies of ice sheet volume and glacier mass balance of glaciers by means of modelling, geophysical reconnaissance and field studies; and reconstruction of climate history from ice core analysis.
Meta Description: [ Glaciology. Both the reconstruction of ice sheet volume and the mass balance of glaciers by means of modelling, geophysical reconnaissance methods as well as field studies and the unraveling of climatic information stored in the ice matrix and in air bubble enclosures of polar ice cores are the ... ]
INQUA Commission on Glaciation - The goal of the Commission on Glaciation is to explore and develop scientific cooperation for the study of past glaciation and present glacier processes.
Meta Description: [ INQUA - Commission on Glaciation ]
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Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research Research Glaciology Group, University of Colorado - Research and reference information on ice-flow dynamics and calving, sub-glacial and englacial hydrology, permafrost, glaciers and sea-level change, climate change and glacier mass balance, heat exchange within snow packs, and related topics.
Michael Studinger's Homepage - Geophysical and glaciological research on the Antarctic continent with aerogeophysical measurements.
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Park Geology Tour - Glaciers - Links to U.S. National Parks featuring alpine glaciers, glacial landforms, and Ice Age flood landforms.
Meta Description: [ The Official National Park Service Geology Website for information on NPS geologic resource management programs, geoheritage conservation, and geologic features and processes in parks. ]
Peter Knight's Glaciers - Information, photos, and links on glaciers, glacial environments and glacial geomorphology. Also additional resources for users of the book Glaciers
Meta Description: [ A web page about glaciers and glacial landscapes with photographs, articles, teaching resources and links ]
Sang De Brabander's Homepage - Describes glaciological research of Antarctic ice sheets and ice streams by numerical modelling: focus on basal processes, including subglacial hydrology and till deformation. Also: field expeditions to Central Asian glaciers.
Meta Description: [ Glaciological research of Antarctic ice sheets and ice streams by numerical modelling:
focus on basal processes like subglacial hydrology and till deformation.
Plus: field expeditions to Central Asian glaciers. ]
Satellite Images: Glaciers - US Geological Survey Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World.
Meta Description: [ USGS Fact Sheet 2005-3056: Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World ]
Scott Polar Research Institute - University of Cambridge - World Data Center - Directory of European Glaciology
Stockholm University Glaciology - Describes research activities, the Tarfala Research Station, and glaciers the group has studied; lists group members; and provides photos, data, and publications.
The Crevasse Zone - Glaciological data collected on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska. Focuses on GPS-derived surface velocity, surface elevations, and strain rates.
Meta Description: [ GPS glacier movement and surface elevation surveys and data related to global warming and climate change on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska, Juneau Icefield Research Program, JIRP. ]
USGS Benchmark Glaciers - Long-term program to monitor climate, stream runoff, and the motion, mass balance, and geometry of glaciers at a few sites in Alaska and Washington State. Data are used to understand glacier-related hydrologic processes and improve prediction of water resources, glacier-related hazards, and the consequences of climate change.
Meta Description: [ Gulkana Glacier, Alaska - USGS Water Resources of Alaska, Gulkana Glacier, Alaska - USGS Water Resources of Alaska ]
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) - Source of information on glaciers and their fluctuations worldwide. World Glacier Inventory contains data on the spatial distribution of glaciers. Fluctuations of Glaciers and Mass Balance Bulletin document changes over time (changes in mass, volume, area and length of glaciers).
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