Snowdrift glacier

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Snowdrift glacier
Definition: A semipermanent mass of firn formed by drifted snow behind obstructions or in the ground; also called a catchment glacier or a drift glacier.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A semipermanent mass of firn formed by drifted snow in depressions in the ground or behind obstructions.  AMSglossary 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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