ice stream
C47579
concept
An ice stream is a fast-flowing corridor of ice within an ice sheet or ice cap that transports ice from the interior toward the margins, often significantly influencing overall ice dynamics and sea-level contribution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ice stream canonical | 9 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ice stream
Generated description
An ice stream is a fast-flowing corridor of ice within an ice sheet or ice cap that transports ice from the interior toward the margins, often significantly influencing overall ice dynamics and sea-level contribution.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Whillans Ice Stream | — |
| Bindschadler Ice Stream | — |
| Kamb Ice Stream | — |
| Mercer Ice Stream | — |
| Foundation Ice Stream | — |
| Rutford Ice Stream | — |
| West Antarctic outlet glaciers | — |
| Institute Ice Stream | — |
| Moeller Ice Stream | — |