Open AccessPrecipitation Plays a Key Role in Glacial Erosion
Author(s) -
Javier Barbuzano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo141249
Subject(s) - glacial period , precipitation , key (lock) , erosion , geology , earth science , physical geography , geomorphology , computer science , geography , meteorology , computer security
After comparing the climatic conditions at dozens of glaciers worldwide, researchers find that precipitation, not temperature, is the leading environmental factor driving glacial erosion.