Bilingual glossary of geology
Plastic Flow (Glacier) Écoulement plastique (glacier)
Slippage and deformation along and within individual ice crystals constituting a glacier. The sum of all these micro-scale deformation results in appreciable glacial movement. Along with basal slip, one of the two principal movement mechanisms of glacial ice.
Themes:
Glaciers
Related words:
Basal Slip
Themes:
Glaciers
Related words:
Basal Slip