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glacier response time: a standalone construct

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Glaciology

the characteristic time a glacier takes to adjust its volume and length to a change in mass balance.

In glaciology, glacier response time refers to the characteristic time a glacier takes to adjust its volume and length to a change in mass balance. This meaning comes from Jóhannesson (1989) in Journal of Glaciology.[1]

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References

Jóhannesson, T., Raymond, C., & Waddington, E. (1989). Time–Scale for Adjustment of Glaciers to Changes in Mass Balance. Journal of Glaciology, 35(121), 355-369. https://doi.org/10.3189/s002214300000928x

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