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Drumlin Remnant elongated hills formed by historical glacial action; it is not clear exactly how they are formed and why they form only in some glaciated regions. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Drumlin A hill shaped deposit of till. The shape of these features resembles an elongated teaspoon laying bowl down. The tapered end of the drumlin points to the direction of glacier advance. Drumlins come in assorted sizes. Lengths can range from 100 to 5,000 meters and heights can be as great as 200 meters. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Drumlins No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Drummers No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Drunken forest Trees leaning in random directions GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Drunken forest Trees leaning in random directions caused by melting permafrost. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Drunkenness No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Druses No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Drv-point No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
dry No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
dry adiabat No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
dry adiabatic No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
dry adiabatic lapse rate A process lapse rate of temperature, the rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted by a reversible adiabatic process through an atmosphere in hydrostatic equilibrium. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Dryad (Ship) No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Dry-based glacier A glacier whose bed is below its pressure-melting point, implying that there is no liquid water at the bed. Cold-based glacier is a synonym. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
dry bulb temperature No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Dry calving Ice discharge from a glacier margin onto land, usually in discrete pieces. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
dry climate No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
dry convection No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Dry crack Crack visible at the surface but not going right through the ice cover, and therefore it is dry. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
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