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Term: Cornice
Definition: An overhanging accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow, characteristically found on the edge of a ridge or cliff face.  NSIDCCryosphere 

The overhanging portion of a snow field produced by drifting snow.  WMOMeteoterm 

An overhanging structure of ice or snow formed at a topographic edge (such as a mountain ridge) by wind-driven deposition. Cornices can be extremely hazardous to mountain climbers. Cornice release can also initiate avalanches.  AMSglossary 

An overhanging accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow, characteristically found on the edge of a ridge or cliff face.  SPRI 

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Term: Cornice
Definition: An overhanging structure of ice or snow formed at a topographic edge (such as a mountain ridge) by wind-driven deposition. Cornices can be extremely hazardous to mountain climbers. Cornice release can also initiate avalanches.
GCW AMSglossary
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Cornice
Definition: An overhanging accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow, characteristically found on the edge of a ridge or cliff face.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
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Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Cornice
Definition: The overhanging portion of a snow field produced by drifting snow.
GCW WMOMeteoterm
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Cornice
Definition: An overhanging accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow, characteristically found on the edge of a ridge or cliff face.
GCW SPRI
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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