glaciology
noun
gla·ci·ol·o·gy ˌglā-shē-ˈä-lə-jē 
-sē-
: any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs
glaciological
ˌglā-shē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective -sē-
glaciologist
ˌglā-shē-ˈä-lə-jist
noun -sē-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web All previous records were shattered at one location monitored by the university’s glaciology group for more than 60 years. 
USA Today, 12 Sep. 2022 According to Daniel Farinotti, a professor of glaciology at ETH Zurich and WSL Birmensdorf, Switzerland, climate change might reduce the risk of certain avalanches. Michael Phillis, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2022 Experts and expedition leaders will present workshops about marine wildlife, glaciology, ecology, climate change, astronomy, photography and the region's history. Doug Gollan, Forbes, 6 July 2022 That spells bad news for the regional tourism industry that relies on the glaciers, said Christoph Mayer, a senior scientist in the geodesy and glaciology group at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Munich. Victoria Milko, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2021 But if Thwaites goes, neighboring glaciers could follow, said U.S. National Science Foundation glaciology program director Paul Cutler. Arkansas Online, 4 Feb. 2022 In that desolate, frozen, isolation, scientists perform vital astrophysics, biology, geology, glaciology, geomorphology, ice core, ocean, and climate systems research. Lukas Harnisch, SPIN, 20 Jan. 2022 The various projects involve around 40 researchers in disciplines such as botanicals, cartography and glaciology and is supported by the Stelvio National Park and Italy’s University of Padua. Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021 The various projects involve around 40 researchers in disciplines such as botanicals, cartography and glaciology and is supported by the Stelvio National Park and Italy's University of Padua. Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
USA Today, 12 Sep. 2022 According to Daniel Farinotti, a professor of glaciology at ETH Zurich and WSL Birmensdorf, Switzerland, climate change might reduce the risk of certain avalanches. Michael Phillis, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2022 Experts and expedition leaders will present workshops about marine wildlife, glaciology, ecology, climate change, astronomy, photography and the region's history. Doug Gollan, Forbes, 6 July 2022 That spells bad news for the regional tourism industry that relies on the glaciers, said Christoph Mayer, a senior scientist in the geodesy and glaciology group at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Munich. Victoria Milko, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2021 But if Thwaites goes, neighboring glaciers could follow, said U.S. National Science Foundation glaciology program director Paul Cutler. Arkansas Online, 4 Feb. 2022 In that desolate, frozen, isolation, scientists perform vital astrophysics, biology, geology, glaciology, geomorphology, ice core, ocean, and climate systems research. Lukas Harnisch, SPIN, 20 Jan. 2022 The various projects involve around 40 researchers in disciplines such as botanicals, cartography and glaciology and is supported by the Stelvio National Park and Italy’s University of Padua. Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021 The various projects involve around 40 researchers in disciplines such as botanicals, cartography and glaciology and is supported by the Stelvio National Park and Italy's University of Padua. Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin glacies + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above