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Created: 2025-04-18T13:54:28

proglacial rivers  

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  • Information A proglacial river is a river that flows from the margin of a glacier. These rivers are strongly affected by the highly-seasonal water supply from the glacier and by the large supply of sediment that arrives at the glacier terminus.

    Created: 4/18/25

     (en)
  • Information Buzul öncesi nehir (Proglacial), bir buzulun kenarından akan bir nehirdir. Bu nehirler, buzuldan gelen mevsimlik su kaynağından ve buzulun ucuna gelen büyük tortu fazlalığından güçlü bir şekilde etkilenir.

    Source: https://ansiklopedi.tubitak.gov.tr/kutup/ansiklopedi/hidrojeoloji

    Created: 5/16/25

     (tr)
  • Information Приледниковая река - это река, которая течет с края ледника. На эти реки сильно влияет сезонное поступление воды с ледника и большое количество наносов, которые образуются на конце ледника. (Пер. с англ.)

    Created: 4/29/25

     (ru)

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    Created: 2025-04-18T13:56:55

    glacial rivers (en)

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