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English translation: stationary period


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18:06 Jun 29, 2010
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Polish term or phrase: postój
lądolodu
"Występujące w morenach skupiska głazów są dowodem na dłuższy postój krawędzi lądolodu. "
Evonymus (Ewa Kazmierczak)
Poland
Local time: 07:45
English translation:stationary period
Explanation:
If accumulation equals wastage, the glacial front is stationary. Glacier is said to have a balanced budget. Firn line remains constant. - http://www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/ice.html

If the terminus of a glacier remains stationary for a few years a distinct ridge of till piles up along the front edge of the ice. - http://www.geosc.psu.edu/~engelder/geosc20/lect14.html

A stationary glacier is one whose accumulated snowfall is equal to the melting of previous snowfalls. Therefore, the edges of the glacier neither grow nor recede.

Read more: What Is a Stationary Glacier? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5101574_stationary-glacier.html#ix...
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dziękuję również za pozostałe odpowiedzi
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3pauseBubz
2stationary period
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2stopoverDariusz Saczuk
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stopover


Explanation:
Jako laik tak bym dał.

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Note added at 25 mins (2010-06-29 18:31:35 GMT)
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może jeszcze samo "STOP"

Dariusz Saczuk
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Asker: myślałam o tym, ale nie mogłam znaleźć potwierdzenia na słuszność tegoż

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stationary period


Explanation:
If accumulation equals wastage, the glacial front is stationary. Glacier is said to have a balanced budget. Firn line remains constant. - http://www.geo.ua.edu/intro03/ice.html

If the terminus of a glacier remains stationary for a few years a distinct ridge of till piles up along the front edge of the ice. - http://www.geosc.psu.edu/~engelder/geosc20/lect14.html

A stationary glacier is one whose accumulated snowfall is equal to the melting of previous snowfalls. Therefore, the edges of the glacier neither grow nor recede.

Read more: What Is a Stationary Glacier? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5101574_stationary-glacier.html#ix...

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dziękuję również za pozostałe odpowiedzi
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pause


Explanation:
"Recessional moraines are small ridges left as a glacier pauses during its retreat"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraine
"Smaller banks can form where a retreating ice-sheet pauses (recessional moraines)"
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eq_zF1S...
Ice sheet robi sobie przerwe

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The glacier may also transport stones, rocks, and boulders inside or on top of the ice. These will eventually be deposited as ‘moraine’ at the edge of the glacier, on the side and at the front, forming moraine ridges. A terminal moraine ridge is formed when a glacier ends at about the same position over an extended period of time - http://www.icimod.org/index.php?page=634#2

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A glacier terminus, or snout, is the end of a glacier at any given point in time - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_terminus

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