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firn line

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000974

In hydrologic terms, the highest level to which the fresh snow on a glacier's surface retreats during the melting season. The line separating the
accumulation area from the ablation area

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000974
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoclimate snow line
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000974",
  "term": "firn line",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the highest level to which the fresh snow on a glacier's surface retreats during the melting season. The line separating the\naccumulation area from the ablation area",
  "see_also": [
    "climate snow line"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/firn-line/"
}

Record 975 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.