Temperate glacier
A glacier whose temperature is at the pressure melting point throughout, except for a cold wave of limited penetration that occurs in winter.
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Nygårdsbreen, western Norway. Photo J. Alean 2001. |
A glacier whose temperature is at the pressure melting point throughout, except for a cold wave of limited penetration that occurs in winter.
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Nygårdsbreen, western Norway. Photo J. Alean 2001. |