Meaning of jave | Babel Free

Definitions

A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.

Examples

“The effect of the jave depends upon the characteristics of the ice-jam release and downstream ice conditions.”

“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.”

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