Moraine code 2 (moraines farther downstream)

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Term: Moraine code 2 (moraines farther downstream)
Definition: No moraines: no moraines; Terminal moraines : terminal moraines; Lateral and/or medial moraine: Lateral and/or medial moraine; Push moraine: Push moraines are difficult to identify unambiguously by remote sensing techniques, because in satellite images they are often not distinguishable from 'normal' terminal moraines. The only way to identify push moraines is by ground observations; Debris, uncertain if morainic: Debris, uncertain if morainic; Moraines, type uncertain or not listed: Moraines, type uncertain or not listed;
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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