Subpolar glacier

Alternative definitions (3), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Subpolar glacier
Definition: A glacier whose temperature regime is between polar and temperate; usually predominantly below freezing, but could experience extensive summer melt.  NSIDCCryosphere 

In Ahlmann's glacier classification, a polar glacier with 10-20 m of firn in the accumulation area where some melting occurs.  AMSglossary 

Glacier in which the ice found from the its surface to base has a temperature as cold as -30 Celsius throughout the year. This is well below the pressure melting point. However, melting does occur in the accumulation zone in the summer. One of the three types of glaciers: cold glacier; temperate glacier; and subpolar glacier.  PhysicalGeography 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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