Weathered ice

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Weathered ice
Definition: Glacier ice that has been exposed to sun or warm wind so that the boundaries between ice crystals are partly disintegrated.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Ice modified by exposure to weather; usually applied to polar ice where melting does not occur, such as blue ice areas of Antarctica.  AMSglossary 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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