Collectively, the branches of science concerned with the causes and modes of ice accumulation and with ice action, on the earth's surface. Specifically, the branch of geology which studies the effects of glacial epochs, glaciation, and ice in modifying the earth's surface and in affecting the life and distribution of plants and animals.
GLACIOLOGY
Meaning of GLACIOLOGY in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012