Discharge (Q496)
Subject, term, tag: Discharge
- Discharge (of ice)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Discharge |
Subject, term, tag: Discharge |
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Statements
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
Rate of the flow of ice through a vertical section of a glacier perpendicular to the direction of the flow of ice. Often used to refer to the loss of mass at marine-terminating glacier fronts (mostly calving of icebergs and submarine melt), or to mass flowing across the grounding line of a floating ice shelf. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026