diagenesis - the formation of ice, negative feedback - re-establishing equilibrium, positive feedback - adding to the external negative input, ablation - the wearing away/melting of a glacier, accumulation - the addition of material (snow) to a glacier, sublimation - when ice turns straight into a gas, short term variation - yearly (seasonal), long term variation - decades, snow line - a line where it remains cold enough for ice to remain there year round, latitude - distance from the equator, altitude - distance from sea level, climate - the average weather across 30 years, relief - mountain shape, aspect - direction the slope is facing, cold-based glacier - found in areas which are cold all year round, warm-based glacier - found at high altitudes in areas with warm summers, positive mass balance - results in advance, negative mass balance - results in retreat,

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