Term: | Slush |
Definition: | Sea ice terminology describing snow which is saturated and mixed with water on land, on ice surfaces, or as a thick floating mass in water, after a heavy snowfall. |
Term: | Slush |
Definition: | Snow which is saturated and mixed with water, found on land or ice surfaces, or as a viscous floating mass in water after heavy snowfalls. |
Term: | Slush |
Definition: | A mixture of snow and grease ice. |
Term: | Slush |
Definition: | Snow which is saturated and mixed with water on land or ice surfaces, or as a viscous floating mass in water after heavy snowfall. |
Term: | Slush |
Definition: | Snow or firn mixed with an amount of liquid water equaling or exceeding that required to fill the voids; soaked snow. Slush avalanches ('slushflows') can be a significant means of downslope transfer of mass, and hence of accelerating ablation by melting because of the increase of temperature with decreasing altitude. |
Term: | Slush |
Definition: | 1. Snow or ice on the ground that has been reduced to a soft watery mixture by rain, warm temperature, and/or chemical treatment. 2. Same as sludge. |