Winter-accumulation type

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Term: Winter-accumulation type
Definition: A type of glacier, typically at mid-latitudes or high latitudes, on which the regional seasonality leads to accumulation predominating in the winter season and ablation predominating in the summer season.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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