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Glacial drift

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005972

All rock and sediment material transported and deposited by a glacier or by meltwater streams originating from a glacier. This includes both till, which is unsorted material deposited directly by ice, and stratified drift, which is sorted by meltwater. Glacial drift deposits are widespread in regions that were formerly glaciated.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005972
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005972",
  "term": "Glacial drift",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "All rock and sediment material transported and deposited by a glacier or by meltwater streams originating from a glacier. This includes both till, which is unsorted material deposited directly by ice, and stratified drift, which is sorted by meltwater. Glacial drift deposits are widespread in regions that were formerly glaciated.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/glacial-drift/"
}

Record 4,077 of 10,703 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.