Cold ice

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Cold ice
Definition: Ice at a temperature below its pressure-melting point; see temperate ice.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

Ice which is below the pressure melting point, and therefore dry. Some surface melting and runoff may occur, however.  Swisseduc 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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