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Term: Dry-based glacier
Definition: A glacier whose bed is below its pressure-melting point, implying that there is no liquid water at the bed. Cold-based glacier is a synonym.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

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Term: Dry-based glacier
Definition: A glacier whose bed is below its pressure-melting point, implying that there is no liquid water at the bed. Cold-based glacier is a synonym.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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