PPT-ESS 203 - Glaciers and Global Change

Outline for today Volunteer for today s highlights on Friday Gavin Hamilton Highlights of last Friday s class Alex MacKinnon IceAge World the ice retreats. ?”. with Dr. Michael . Kaplan. Dr. Michael J Passow. Originally presented 25 Oct 2014. Glaciers. Two basic types:. Polar Ice Sheets—Antarctica and Greenland. Alpine/Mountain glaciers. Found today in all continents except Australia. présentation , vote au Sénat et suite. Ensemble, entreprendre autrement. Le projet de loi sur . l’Economie sociale et solidaire :. S. ommaire . Les enjeux de la loi. Les objectifs du ministère. La structure du texte. January 21, 2011. . Glaciers act as agents of erosion and deposition to help to create unique landforms which you will study in this unit. Glacier. : A large mass of ice resting on land or floating as an ice shelf in the sea adjacent to land. Chapter 7.1. At one time nearly 30% of the earth’s surface was covered in ice. . . This . period of time was referred to . as the . ice age. .. Today. , only . 10% of the earth’s surface is covered in ice. Prairie School. Earth Science. Glaciers: Moving Ice. When you take a handful of snow and squeeze it, you are creating a product that is similar to that of glaciers. . Glacier: fast moving, large mass of ice. . Do Now:. The material seen below was left behind by a retreating glacier. Describe the sediments seen in the picture. . . Tasman Glacial Moraine, New Zealand. Formed from the accumulation of ice and snow over thousands of years. . More winter snowfall than summer melt. Glacier formation is similar to sedimentary rock formation. Types of Glaciers. Valley glaciers or alpine glaciation. Ice sheets or continental glaciation. Glaciers of the world. Glacier – thick ice mass that forms over hundreds or thousands of years.. 15, 000 years ago > 30 % coverage - Today 10 % coverage. Valley Glaciers. Ice Sheets. Types of Glaciers. Valley Glaciers. Kelly Cronin, Beth . Stricker. , Richard . Kissel. , Rob Ross, Cassie Mundt. cronin@museumoftheearth.org. Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth. Pic of current exhibit. A Visitor Survey. Mass Advising Meeting. www.uwlax.edu. /exercise-sport-science/. undergraduate-. majorsminors. /exercise-science/. Reasons For This Meeting. Learn about the people who can help you. Learn more about the program (including recent changes). EurostatEurostatADMIN projectSorina Vju Fabian BachESS Vision 2020 ADMIN projectEurostatUnit F2 Population andmigrationESS Workshop on the use of administrative data for business agriculture and fishe It originates on land from the accumulation, compaction, and . recrystallization. of snow. .. A glacier appears to be motionless, but glaciers move very slowly.. Glaciers are dynamic weathering . and erosional . 4-Seppanen . October 24. th. , 2017. Photo courtesy of Alaska.gov. How Glaciers are Formed. Glaciers are formed with snow that doesn’t melt. When snow builds up on itself the snow will build up weight and will compress and turn into ice.. An Inquiry into “Snowball Earth”. Chris . Rackauckas. Advisor: Jim . Walsh. What is the nature of this glaciation?. Did the glaciers reach the equator or simply stop near the equator?. VS. Snowball Earth.