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subglacial drainage system: a standalone construct

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Glaciology

the network of channels, cavities and films carrying meltwater through and beneath a glacier, which controls basal water pressure.

In glaciology, subglacial drainage system refers to the network of channels, cavities and films carrying meltwater through and beneath a glacier, which controls basal water pressure. This meaning comes from Fountain (1998) in Reviews of Geophysics.[1]

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References

  1. Fountain, A. G., & Walder, J. S. (1998). Water flow through temperate glaciers. Reviews of Geophysics, 36(3), 299-328. https://doi.org/10.1029/97rg03579

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