Glaciology
Glaciology isstudyglaciers, or more generallystudyicenatural phenomena that involve ice. Itan interdisciplinary earth science that integrates geology, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, biology,ecology. The presenceice on MarsEuropa bringsan extraterrestrial component tofield.Areasstudy within glaciology include glacial history andreconstructionpast glaciation patterns, effectsglaciers on climatevice versa,dynamicsice movement,contributionsglacierserosion, lifeforms that live inice,so forth.
Unsurprisingly, glaciologyone ofkey areas supported by polar research.
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