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Paraglacial - means unstable conditions (as defined by Renwick, 1992) caused by a significant relaxation time in processes and geomorphic patterns following glacial climates (Church and Ryder, 1972).
When a large mass of ice melts, other factors such as the ecological communities, sediment deposition patterns and the earth's crust need time to accommodate themselves to the new conditions.
See also
Ballantyne, C.K. (2002) Paraglacial Geomorphology. Quaternary Science Reviews, 21, 1935-2017.
Benn, D.I. and Evans, D.J.A., Glaciers and Glaciation, (1998) ISBN 0-340-65303-5 or 0-340-58431-9 (paperback), Section 7.6.
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