| Term: | Frontal ablation |
| Definition: |
Loss of mass from a near-vertical glacier margin, such as a calving front. The processes of mass loss can include calving, subaerial melting and subaerial sublimation, and subaqueous frontal melting. IHPGlacierMassBalance
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| Term: | Frontal ablation |
| Definition: | Loss of mass from a near-vertical glacier margin, such as a calving front. The processes of mass loss can include calving, subaerial melting and subaerial sublimation, and subaqueous frontal melting. |