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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION

PREFERRED TERM

GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION  

DEFINITION

  • Pertaining to the measured height of large thick, glaciers, with an area of at least 50,000 sq. km, covering a continuous stretch of land and growing in all directions.

BROADER CONCEPT

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/13bf19c5-087f-4fe0-87ea-ef6f7ecd5444

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