A process by where the atmosphere melts away and removes the surface material of an incoming meteorite
1 All processes that remove snow, ice, or water from a glacier, snowfield, etc ; in this sense, the opposite of accumulation These processes include melting, evaporation, calving, wind erosion, and an avalanche Air temperature is the dominant factor in controlling ablation, precipitation amounts exercising only secondary control During the ablation season (usually summer), an ablation rate of about 2 mm h-1 is typical of glaciers in a temperate climate 2 The amount of snow or ice removed by the above-described processes; in this sense, the opposite of accumulation
elimination or removal Also refers to a procedure that eliminates extra electrical pathways within the heart that cause fast or irregular heart rhythms
The process of removal of the eye in crustaceans This is done to promote moulting and/or spawning The eye stalk is a source of GIH (Gonadotropin Inhibiting Hormone) and so it's removal, reduces or eliminates the signals which are stopping gonadotropins (which start and control the maturation process) from being produced
The removal of surface material from a body by vaporization, melting, chipping, or other erosive process; specifically, the intentional removal of material from a nose cone or spacecraft during high-speed movement through a planetary atmosphere to provide thermal protection to the underlying structure See ablating material
elimination or removal Ablation also refers to a procedure that eliminates extra electrical pathways within the heart that cause fast or irregular heart rhythms
Occurs when more glacier ice is lost by melting and evaporation each year than is added by snowfall
Removal In the case of the excimer laser, the frequency of energy causes the molecules of the cornea to loose the "glue" that holds them together They simply fall away from each other and the remaining cornea
(1) The process by which ice and snow waste away as a result of melting and/or evaporation (2) The erosive processes by which a glacier is reduced
The wearing away of material by mechanical means For a meteoroid, the heat of friction as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere melts and removes those materials at the surface of the object
All processes, which include melting, evaporation (sublimation), wind erosion, and calving (breaking off of ice masses), that remove snow or ice from a glacier or snowfield The term also refers to the amount of snow or ice removed by these processes (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
the loss of snow and ice from a glacier by melting and evaporation It is the opposite of accumulation
In glaciers, refers to melting, erosion and evaporation which reduces the area of the ice
The dissipation of the heat of re-entry of a spacecraft, meteor, or similar object
{i} surgical removal, excision; reduction of the mass of a glacier through the melting and evaporation of snow and ice; burning away of a spacecraft's protective covering during atmospheric reentry
Catheter ablation is an invasive procedure used to remove a faulty electrical pathway from the hearts of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardias (SVT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome