| Term: | Debris coverage of tongue |
| Definition: | Uncertain: unknown or not identifiable; Debris free: Almost no debris coverage on the glacier surface; Partly debris covered: More than 10% and less than 50% of the glacier surface in the ablation area is debris covered. Patchy distribution; Mostly debris covered: More than 50% and less than 90% of the glacier surface in the ablation area is debris covered. Continuously distributed debris cover; Completely debris covered: Almost the entire ablation area is covered by debris. Debris covered ice; |