Wave ogives

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Term: Wave ogives
Definition: Ogives that show some vertical relief on a glacier; usually the dark bands are in the hollows and the light bands are in the ridges; form at the base of steep, narrow ice falls.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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