This indicates thinning in the accumulation zone.
In effect, the glacier no longer has a consistent accumulation zone and without an accumulation zone cannot survive.
The beach is an accumulation zone for plastic trash.
Old Sun Glacier has numerous crevasses and appears to have a healthy accumulation zone.
Since the large glaciers react slowly to short-term climate changes, these advances cannot be accounted for by increased precipitation in the accumulation zone.
Ice domes located in the accumulation zone in the higher altitude portions.
The upper part of a glacier, where accumulation exceeds ablation, is called the accumulation zone.
Ice in the accumulation zone is deep enough to exert a downward force that erodes underlying rock.
The accumulation zone can be subdivided based on its melt conditions.
Its accumulation zone is formed by a depression, in which large quantities of avalanche snow collect.