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SLUSH Snow or ice on the ground that has been reduced to a softy watery mixture by rain and/or warm temperatures.

 


Frazil Slush An agglomerate of loosely packed frazil which floats or accumulates under the ice cover.
Free Ground Water Unconfined ground water whose upper boundary is a free water table.

Frazil Slush
In hydrologic terms, an agglomerate of loosely packed frazil which floats or accumulates under the ice cover.
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An ice run may be light or heavy, and may consist of frazil, anchor, slush, or sheet iceIce ShoveIn hydrologic terms, on-shore ice push caused by wind, and currents, changes in temperature, etcetera.

At the bottom of the slopes, skiers sloshed through dark slushy snow that had melted in the warm afternoon sun. But on the slopes, the machine-made snow seemed to hold up pretty well, and skiers appeared to have no trouble racing downhill.

Ice Run: Flow of ice in a river. An ice run may be light or heavy, and may consist of frazil, anchor, slush, or sheet ice.
Ice Shove: On-shore ice push caused by wind, and currents, changes in temperature, etcetera.

See also: Weather, Precipitation, Temperature, Low, Freezing