Geography A-Level
Thermal regimes
What Thermal regimes means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Thermal regimes
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Glaciers are classified by this into warm-based (temperate) and cold-based (polar) types, with polythermal glaciers exhibiting characteristics of both.
Topics that use Thermal regimes
- Systems and processes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ablation
- Accumulation
- Climate change impacts
- Cold-based glaciers
- Mass balance
- Meltwater dynamics
- Nivation
- Sediment sorting and stratification
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