| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: |
A valley glacier which drains an inland ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains. NSIDCCryosphere
A glacier, usually of valley-glacier form, that drains an ice sheet, icefield or ice cap. In the accumulation zone the glacier outline may not be well defined because of the subdued relief. IHPGlacierMassBalance A glacier, usually between rock walls, that is part of, and drains an ice sheet. See also Ice stream. IPCC2013 A valley glacier, occupying a trough, emanating from an ice sheet or ice cap. Swisseduc A valley glacier that drains an ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains. AMSglossary A valley glacier which drains an inland ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains. SPRI Flows down from an ice sheet, ice field or ice cap beyond its margins; No clearly defined catchment area; Usually follows local topographic depressions; Drains an ice sheet, ice field or ice cap, usually of valley glacier form; the catchment area may not be clearly delineated; The source ice sheet, ice field or ice cap has the function of a "parent ice mass" in GLIMS GLIMSGlacier GCW |