Breaking off and floating away as icebergs of either a tidewater glacier or an ice shelf. Calving is a very efficient form of ablation, thus helps stabilize the extent of ice sheets (like Antarctica) which might otherwise expand continuously from a positive mass budget.
the process of icebergs breaking off from glaciers
Formation of icebergs by the breaking off of ice from tidewater glaciers.
the breaking away of a mass of ice from a floating glacier, ice front, or iceberg
To separate or break so that a part becomes detached.
The loss of glacier mass when ice breaks off into a large water body like an ocean or a lake.
When large chunks of ice break from a glacier and fall into the ocean. Cirque Glacier: A glacier that hangs in or alongside a steep mountain.
Formation of icebergs by breaking off of glaciers entering the ocean [LCOTE