| Term: | Old snow |
| Definition: |
Deposited snow whose transformation into firn is so far advanced that the original form of the ice crystals can no longer be recognized. NSIDCCryosphere
Deposited snow whose transformation into firn is so far advanced that the original form of the ice crystals can no longer be recognized. WMOHydrology Deposited snow in which the original crystalline forms are no longer recognizable, such as firn, spring snow. AMSglossary Deposited snow whose transformation intofirn is so far advanced that the original form of the ice crystals can no longer be recognized (cf. Firn). SPRI GCW |