This must be differentiated from small ice masses simply falling or moving down slopes. In ENVO, this is a subclass of advective transport process, however, this may not be universally accepted by some which strictly limit advection to fluids.

This must be differentiated from small ice masses simply falling or moving down slopes. In ENVO, this is a subclass of advective transport process, however, this may not be universally accepted by some which strictly limit advection to fluids.

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A material transport process during which the snow and ice constituting a glacier, and anything contained within it, is transported down a slope by gravitation.

glacial flow

glacial movement

glacial transport process