This process lowers the accuracy of the so-called Bootstrap algorithm that leverages dynamic tie points to cluster data plotted using 19V, 37H, and 37V channels. This process leads to “downwasting” that is often imaged using cyanotypes. A substance partially named for this process forms the upper interface of “false bottoms.” This process directly leads to the formation of cryoconite holes due to accumulation of particulates like (*) soot. Resistance to this process differentiates the multiyear form of a certain substance from its first-year form. This process, which lowers albedo as it occurs, is the primary ablation process in “land-terminating” features. This process leads to the formation of namesake ponds during an annual cycle that alternates with the freeze cycle. For 10 points, name this physical process that leads to a rise in sea levels when it happens to glaciers. ■END■
ANSWER: melting [accept thawing; accept meltwater or melt season or melt ponds; prompt on answers mentioning warming, heating, heat absorption, or equivalents; prompt on ablation or ice loss or disintegration or thinning by asking “caused by what physical process?”]
<DN, Other Science (Earth Science)>
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