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| Title: | Glacial Processes and Budget. |
| Caption: | This animation contains one main part and two inset movies. The main part covers the important aspects of glacial processes and the glacial budget, including the zone of accumulation, the equilibrium line, and the zone of ablation. It also shows the advance and retreat of the glacier and the formation of moraines. Inset movie A details the process of glacial plucking. Inset movie B depicts the formation of a terminal moraine. |
| Keywords: | glaciation, valley glaciers, ice, zone of accumulation, snow lines, wastage zones, zone of ablation, wastage, terminal moraines, end moraines, plucking |