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• The process by which ice and snow dissipate owing to melting and evaporation.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Ablation. (n.d.). Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ablation.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Ablation. www.nws.noaa.gov. Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms. NWS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ablation (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Ablation." Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms. NWS. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ablation.

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