Alternate Definitions for Alpine glacier

exclude archived terms
Term: Alpine glacier
Definition: A glacier that is confined by surrounding mountain terrain; also called a mountain glacier.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Same as mountain glacier.  AMSglossary 

Small glacier that occupies a U-shaped valley on a mountain. Also called a mountain glacier.  PhysicalGeography 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
Contributed by GCW Glossary
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h1707
Term: Alpine glacier
Definition: A glacier that is confined by surrounding mountain terrain; also called a mountain glacier.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h7543
Term: Alpine glacier
Definition: Same as mountain glacier.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h7544
Term: Alpine glacier
Definition: Small glacier that occupies a U-shaped valley on a mountain. Also called a mountain glacier.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h7545