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Term: Serac
Definition: An isolated block of ice that is formed where the glacier surface is fractured.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A tower or block of glacier ice bounded by intersecting crevasses. The term is of French origin.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

A large block of ice, generally taller than broad, formed by the fracturing of ice. Most commonly found within an icefall, at the edge of an ice cliff, or at the margins of fast- moving ice.  AMSglossary 

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Term: Serac
Definition: An isolated block of ice that is formed where the glacier surface is fractured.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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Term: Serac
Definition: A tower or block of glacier ice bounded by intersecting crevasses. The term is of French origin.
GCW IHPGlacierMassBalance
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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Term: Serac
Definition: A large block of ice, generally taller than broad, formed by the fracturing of ice. Most commonly found within an icefall, at the edge of an ice cliff, or at the margins of fast- moving ice.
GCW AMSglossary
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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