glacial retreat

collocation in English

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glacial
adjective
uk
/ˈɡleɪ.si.əl/us
/ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/
made or left by ...
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retreat
noun
uk
/rɪˈtriːt/us
/rɪˈtriːt/
a move back by soldiers or an army, either because they have been defeated or in order to ...
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(Definition ofglacialandretreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Interglacial episodes, or at least episodes ofglacialretreat, are evidenced by interdigitating strata of warm, or nonglacial, facies.
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These surfaces are usually exposed above modern sea level when a heavily glaciated area experiences aglacialretreat, causing water levels to rise.
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One of the reasons cited for the recentglacialretreatis chemical blasting, done for constructing camps and posts.
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Research also indicates that theglacialretreatwas proportionately greater in the 1990s than in any other decade over the last 100 years.
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Measurements between 1947 and 1980 showglacialretreat, particularly on the eastern flanks, is correlated with changes in weather patterns.
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During the periods ofglacialretreat, there were periods of stability.
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A study which examines rock lichen in order to determineglacialretreatwas begun in 1996.
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Theglacialretreathas an interesting side effect, an increase in the frequency of earthquakes in the region.
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As a result, it contains fine-grained lake sediments that are now covered with glacial till left from the most recentglacialretreat13,000 years ago.
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A century-longglacialretreathas opened a multi-armed bay more than long.
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Many valleys are littered with glacial deposits from the period ofglacialretreat.
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This is the fastest documentedglacialretreatever.
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The cirque, erroneously believed to be a volcanic vent, was exposed by recentglacialretreat.
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They are made of gravel and sand that piled up as the pace ofglacialretreatchanged over the course of time.
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The first eruptive period produced a tuff ring and a long basaltic andesite lava flow about 100,000 years ago following a period ofglacialretreat.
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Then ancient lake was similar in size to the current lake duringglacialretreat, but some period the western half of the lake was covered with ice.
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Glacialretreatsince 1850 has been extensive.
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The various lakes formed by the glacial retreats and its moraines were at their maximum levels at this time.
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Measurements between 1947 and 1980 showglacialretreat, particularly on the eastern flanks, is correlated with changes in weather patterns.
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