Wind ablation mass loss by wind scour

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Term: Wind ablation mass loss by wind scour
Definition: Snow lost to wind ablation on one part of the glacier surface is often re-deposited in more sheltered parts of the glacier surface, making no contribution to glacier-wide ablation.
GCW IHPGlacierMassBalance
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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