| Term: | Subpolar glacier |
| Definition: |
A glacier whose temperature regime is between polar and temperate; usually predominantly below freezing, but could experience extensive summer melt. NSIDCCryosphere
In Ahlmann's glacier classification, a polar glacier with 10-20 m of firn in the accumulation area where some melting occurs. AMSglossary Glacier in which the ice found from the its surface to base has a temperature as cold as -30 Celsius throughout the year. This is well below the pressure melting point. However, melting does occur in the accumulation zone in the summer. One of the three types of glaciers: cold glacier; temperate glacier; and subpolar glacier. PhysicalGeography GCW |