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accumulation (earth science)

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accumulation

In earth science, the addition of snow and ice to a glacier. It is the opposite of ablation. Snow is added through snowfall and avalanches, and is gradually compressed to form ice. Although accumulation occurs at all parts of a glacier, it is most significant at higher altitudes near the glacier's start where temperatures are lower.



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