Boundary

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Term: Boundary
Definition: The surface separating the glacier from its surroundings. The term is often simply a synonym of glacier margin or glacier outline, but it can be useful to have a separate word that is understood to encompass the glacier surface and the glacier bed as well.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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