Which outcome dominates in a periglacial cirque when meltwater supply diminishes?

💡 Explanation

Reduced meltwater means less protection from ice formation within rock fractures; therefore, increased cryogenic weathering occurs, rather than calving which needs substantial ice, or solifluction, where water flow is critical, even adjusting the equilibrium line.

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