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Inside the Ice Sheet:
Accumulation vs. Ablation

Let’s start with the basics of how glacial systems work in places like Greenland.

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Each ice sheet has two main zones: the accumulation area and the ablation area. These are the regions where ice is either gained or lost.

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Click on each term below to learn more about these zones before we dive deeper into the hidden processes on the next page.

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