Area-altitude distribution

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Term: Area-altitude distribution
Definition: The frequency distribution of glacier area with surface altitude (elevation), generally presented as a hypsometric curve or table giving the area of the glacier within successive altitude intervals.
GCW IHPGlacierMassBalance
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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