Assertion: glacier | /r/CapableOf | accumulate mass
Facets:
value: through the refreezing of water
type: MANNER
value: during part of the year
type: TEMPORAL
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Glaciers typically accumulate mass during part of the year, and lose mass the rest of the year; these are the "accumulation season" and "ablation season" respectively.
text: A glacier may also accumulate mass through the refreezing of water that occurs at its base.
text: A glacier accumulates mass as snow builds up and persists through summer melt seasons, eventually compacting and forming new ice.