Quiescent phase

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Term: Quiescent phase
Definition: The period in which a surge-type glacier is slow-moving or stagnant. This period is typically decades long in contrast to the surge phase that may last only a few months or years.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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