| Term: | Sedimentary ogives |
| Definition: |
Alternating bands of light and dark at the firn limit of a glacier; the light bands are usually young and lightest at the highest level up-glacier, becoming increasingly older and darker as they progress down-glacier. NSIDCCryosphere
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| Term: | Sedimentary ogives |
| Definition: | Alternating bands of light and dark at the firn limit of a glacier; the light bands are usually young and lightest at the highest level up-glacier, becoming increasingly older and darker as they progress down-glacier. |