Course Description

GG384 Glacial Processes 0.5

The distribution and nature of snow and ice environments including: snow cover and snowmelt; the mechanics and hydrology of glaciers; glacial and nival erosion processes; depositional features and landforms; temporal fluctuations in snow and ice covers, their causes and consequences. (Physical Geography)†

Prerequisite: GG230 or GG280*.

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002

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