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firn line
noun
- Also calledfirn limit the zone of a glacier between the lower region of solid ice and the upper region of névé, above which ablation occurs
- the snow line on a glacier
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“It’s undeniable that the average firn line is creeping up,” Volken said, referring to the line across glaciers at which exposed glacier ice transitions to the snow-covered surface of a glacier.
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