meltwaters
Glacier's liquid yield
Meltwaters are waters produced by the melting of snow or ice, particularly from glaciers, ice sheets, or seasonal snowpack.
The term usually appears in geological or environmental contexts: Meltwaters carved channels through the bedrock, Rising temperatures have increased glacial meltwaters.
The singular meltwater is more common as a mass noun.
Return to liquid
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- albedoSurface reflection coefficient
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
temperate · spring · freshet · ice-out · breakup · freeze-thaw · sea level rise · arctic
Steady continuous flow
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- rivuletVery small stream
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
current · torrent · surge · trickle · gush · freshet · spring · rill
Excess water drainage
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
- drainageLiquid removal system
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
tributary · channel · floodplain · aquifer · catchment · percolation · riparian · fluvial
thaw
Return to liquid
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- albedoSurface reflection coefficient
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
seasonal · temperate · spring · freshet · ice-out · breakup · freeze-thaw · sea level rise · arctic · alpine
stream
Steady continuous flow
cascade · current · torrent · surge · trickle · gush · freshet · spring · rill · seep
runoff
Excess water drainage
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
- drainageLiquid removal system
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
confluence · tributary · channel · floodplain · aquifer · catchment · percolation · riparian · fluvial · sediment
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- snowmeltLiquefied winter precipitation
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
moraine · crevasse · ice sheet · firn · ablation · calving · terminus · outwash · cirque · tarn
pristine
Pure and untouched
clean · cold · crisp · filtered · unpolluted · uncontaminated · pure · sweet · potable · mineral-rich
meltwatersrefreezing
Solidifying after thaw
ice formation · glaciation · snowfall · freeze-up · snowpack