glaciology

noun

any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs

Pronunciation: /ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi/ / /ˌɡleɪʃiˈɑləd͡ʒi/

Etymology: From Latin glaciēs (“ice”) + -ology (“study of a particular subject”).

The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers.
“From this high position in latitude, explorations (furthered for a time by the effective aid of their Esquimaux dogs) were perseveringly made, and rewarded by results of the most interesting nature in geography, hydrography, and glaciology.”
“Until now, aerial photography had been used in glaciology only for mapping the glacier surface and the surface velocity field; other, much more expensive, methods have been used to determine the bed and mass balance.”