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Glossary

equilibrium
A state of balance; a glacier is in equilbrium when it is neither advancing nor retreating because the accumulation of new ice balances the ice lost to melting, calving, and evaporation.
2024-04-26
Alaska Sea Grant University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Department of Education and Early Development NOAA