Term: | Snow depth |
Definition: | In the firn area, the vertical distance between the glacier surface and the summer surface; outside the firn area, the vertical distance between the glacier surface and the ice surface (which may be superimposed ice or glacier ice) at the time of observation. |
Term: | Snow depth |
Definition: | Snow depth is the depth of accumulated snow on the ground, measured at several points that appear representative of the immediate area and then averaged. |
Term: | Snow depth |
Definition: | The combined total depth of both the old and new snow on the ground. |
Term: | Snow depth |
Definition: | The combined total depth of both old and new snow on the ground. |
Term: | Snow depth |
Definition: | The combined total depth of both the old and new snow on the ground. |
Term: | Snow depth |
Definition: | Vertical distance between the surface of a snow layer and the ground, assuming the layer is evenly spread over the ground which it covers. (TR) |