jave
/ˈd͡ʒeɪv/
jave noun: a wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.
Noun
jave (plural javes)
- A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.
- The effect of the jave depends upon the characteristics of the ice-jam release and downstream ice conditions.2019, Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt, “Ice-Jam Release Waves (Javes)” (chapter 13), in River Ice Processes and Ice Flood Forecasting: A Guide for Practitioners and Students, 2nd edition, Springer Nature...
- The height of a jave is related to, and smaller than, the difference between the total water depths caused by the parent jam and the (usually) ice-covered or open water flow downstream of the toe.2021-12-14, Spyros Beltaos, “Assessing the Frequency of Floods in Ice-Covered Rivers under a Changing Climate: Review of Methodology”, in Geosciences, volume 11, number 12, MDPI, →DOI, archived from...
Forms of jave
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Origin of jave
Contraction of ice-jam + release + wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.
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Questions about jave
- What does jave mean?
- Jave means a wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.
- What part of speech is jave?
- Jave is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jave?
- Jave is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪv/.
- What is the plural of jave?
- The plural of jave is javes.
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