What is a glacier? What can we learn about existing climate patterns from conditions in glacial regions and glacial mass balances? Differentiate between an alpine glacier, an ice sheet, an ice cap,...

What is a glacier? What can we learn about existing climate patterns from conditions in glacial regions and glacial mass balances?

Differentiate between an alpine glacier, an ice sheet, an ice cap, and an ice field. Which occurs in mountains? Which covers Antarctica and Greenland