Firnspiegel

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Term: Firnspiegel
Definition: A thin sheet of ice formed on the glacier surface by rapid refreezing of solar-heated snow or firn, usually at high elevations during spring.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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