jave

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English

Etymology

Contraction of ice-jam release wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

jave (plural javes)

  1. (hydrology) A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.
    • 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, →ISBN, page 437:
      The effect of the jave depends upon the characteristics of the ice-jam release and downstream ice conditions.
    • 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 the original on 2023-06-28, page 518:
      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.

References

  1. ^ Jasek, Martin, Beltaos, Spyros (2008) “Ice-jam release: javes, ice runs and breaking fronts.” (chapter 8), in River Ice Breakup, Highlands Ranch, CO: Water Resources Publications, →ISBN

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