How to Use glaciology in a Sentence

glaciology

noun
  • Finding the location of the cache is already a gain for glaciology research.
    Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • This was big data come to glaciology, each reflected point tied to coordinates in space—as though the team suddenly had one million GPS units on the glacier at once.
    Paul Voosen, Science Magazine, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The crises helped push Peru’s government to establish a federal glaciology unit that would shore up the country’s most dangerous glacial lakes.
    Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Dr. Sharp, also a glaciology professor at the university, said there was water all over the floor, and steam rising from puddles of ancient water.
    Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2017
  • Expert guides will also be on the tour, available to teach guests about marine biology, glaciology and Antarctic history.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2021
  • This is a disarming approach to the otherwise challenging world of glaciology and the impact of the Big Data Revolution on the conduct of scientific research.
    Charlotte Gray, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
  • All previous records were shattered at one location monitored by the university’s glaciology group for more than 60 years.
    USA Today, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Though the focus is mainly on studying climate, glaciology, and Earth’s magnetic field, life on the base also mimics some of the difficulties associated with space travel.
    Philip Toledano, National Geographic, 12 Dec. 2016
  • Knight covers vast swaths of territory with this book, from a careful examination of the development of glaciology, to thoughtful critiques of art and literature inspired by and focusing upon glaciers.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2020
  • The expedition team had members from eight countries who conducted research in a range of areas, including biology, glaciology and meteorology.
    Fox News, 15 June 2019
  • Experts and expedition leaders will present workshops about marine wildlife, glaciology, ecology, climate change, astronomy, photography and the region's history.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • Every year, several projects related to atmospheric, glaciology, and geological sciences are undertaken to unearth the hidden mysteries of the continent.
    Pradeep Tomar, Quartz India, 13 May 2020
  • Esperanza Research Station, where the record reading was observed, is an Argentine research station used for studies in glaciology, meteorology, climate science, seismology, and oceanography.
    Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2021
  • In that desolate, frozen, isolation, scientists perform vital astrophysics, biology, geology, glaciology, geomorphology, ice core, ocean, and climate systems research.
    Lukas Harnisch, SPIN, 20 Jan. 2022

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