Geography A-Level
Warm-based glaciers
What Warm-based glaciers means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Warm-based glaciers
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These develop in high-altitude temperate regions like the Alps, with basal temperature at or above the pressure melting point, allowing basal sliding and rapid movement.
Topics that use Warm-based glaciers
- 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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