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  1. Pressure ridge (ice) (Glaciology 🗻)

    A pressure ridge is a linear pile-up of sea ice fragments formed in pack ice by accumulation in the convergence between floes in an oceanic or coastal environment. Such a pressure ridge develops in an ice cover as a result of a stress regime established within the plane of the ice. Within sea ice expanses, pressure ridges originate from the int...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure

    #PressureRidge #SeaIce #Landforms #Glaciology #Geomorphology

  2. Abrasion (geology) (Glaciology 🗻)

    Abrasion is a process of weathering that occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time, commonly occurring with ice and glaciers. The primary process of abrasion is physical weathering. Its the process of friction caused by scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, and rubbing away of materials. The intensity of abras...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasion

    #Abrasion #Erosion #Glaciology #Geomorphology #Sedimentology

  3. What makes ice slippery? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly uncover the complex physics of ice and cool facts we’re still learning about it with physicist and author, Laurie Winkless.
    Slippery Science: The Physics of Ice with Neil deGrasse Tyson