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Spring Melt/Thaw

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-026469

1. The process by which warm temperatures melt winter snow and ice. Because various forms of acid deposition may have been stored in the frozen water, the melt can result in abnormally large amounts of acidity entering streams and rivers, sometimes causing fish kills.

2. Process by which warm temperatures melt winter snow and ice. Because various forms of acid deposition may have been stored in the frozen water, the melt can result in abnormally large amounts of acidity entering streams and rivers, sometimes causing fish kills.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-026469
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesAquatic Biodiversity Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026469",
  "term": "Spring Melt/Thaw",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which warm temperatures melt winter snow and ice. Because various forms of acid deposition may have been stored in the frozen water, the melt can result in abnormally large amounts of acidity entering streams and rivers, sometimes causing fish kills.\n\n2. Process by which warm temperatures melt winter snow and ice. Because various forms of acid deposition may have been stored in the frozen water, the melt can result in abnormally large amounts of acidity entering streams and rivers, sometimes causing fish kills.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/spring-melt-thaw/"
}

Record 25,759 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.