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  1. Crevasse (Glaciology 🗻)

    A crevasse is a deep crack that forms in a glacier or ice sheet. Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the shear stress generated when two semi-rigid pieces above a plastic substrate have different rates of movement. The resulting intensity of the shear stress causes a breakage along the faces.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crevasse

    #Crevasse #Glaciology #CrevasseFields #GlacialLandforms

  2. Underwater #robot finds new circulation pattern in #Antarctic ice shelf phys.org/news/2023-10-underwat

    Direct observations of #melting, freezing, and #OceanCirculation in an ice shelf basal crevasse science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

    "The remotely operated #Icefin robot's climb up and down a crevasse... revealed a new circulation pattern—a jet funneling water sideways through the #crevasse—in addition to rising and sinking currents, and diverse #IceFormations shaped by shifting flows and temperatures."