Snow line

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Term: Snow line
Definition: The minimum elevation of snow lying on the ground or glacier surface; the snow line at the end of an ablation season marks a glacier's current equilibrium line.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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