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|Meaning=The period between minima in [[net balance]] on a [[glacier]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The period between minima in [[net balance]] on a [[glacier]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It corresponds roughly to the year between the end of one summer and the end of the following  summer. Because the dates defining the balance year are meteorologically dependent, in practice  glaciologists usually adhere to a "measurement year" defined by specific calendar dates.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 13 January 2024

The period between minima in net balance on a glacier.

It corresponds roughly to the year between the end of one summer and the end of the following summer. Because the dates defining the balance year are meteorologically dependent, in practice glaciologists usually adhere to a "measurement year" defined by specific calendar dates.


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