Emergence velocity

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Term: Emergence velocity
Definition: The vertical component, when it is directed upward, of the glacier-flow velocity vector at the glacier surface, at a point fixed in space. When the component is directed downward, it is called the submergence velocity. The emergence velocity is related through the continuity equation to the climatic-basal mass balance and the rate of thickness change. The component is typically upward in the ablation zone and downward in the accumulation zone.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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