Annual ablation

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Term: Annual ablation
Definition: Ablation integrated over the mass-balance year. Annual ablation is the sum of winter ablation and summer ablation where winter and summer are well-differentiated. Formerly it was referred to as 'total ablation' when working in the stratigraphic system.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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