Flow finger

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Flow finger
Definition: A small percolation channel that is a beginning path for surface meltwater through snow or firn.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Vertical flow channel formed by percolating water in a subfreezing snowpack.  IACSSnow 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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