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Term: Forbes bands
Definition: Alternate bands of light and dark on a glacier; usually found below steep narrow icefalls and thought to be the result of different flow and ablation rates between summer and winter.  NSIDCCryosphere 

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Last Modified 2022.03.08
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Term: Forbes bands
Definition: Alternate bands of light and dark on a glacier; usually found below steep narrow icefalls and thought to be the result of different flow and ablation rates between summer and winter.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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