Antarctic Ice Shelves Hold Twice As Much Meltwater As Previously Thought
Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer,..
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Meltwater
Water released by the melting of snow or ice
Meltwater is water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelves over oceans. Meltwater is often found during early spring when snow packs and frozen rivers melt with rising temperatures, and in the ablation zone of glaciers where the rate of snow cover is reducing. Meltwater can be produced during volcanic eruptions, in a similar way in which the more dangerous lahars form. It can also be produced by the heat generated by the flow itself.
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