Snow depth

Alternative definitions (6), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Snow depth
Definition: In the firn area, the vertical distance between the glacier surface and the summer surface; outside the firn area, the vertical distance between the glacier surface and the ice surface (which may be superimposed ice or glacier ice) at the time of observation.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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