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PREFERRED TERM

FIRN AIR CONTENT  

DEFINITION

  • Firn Air Content is a parameter within that data set and is defined as the volume of air trapped within the firn layer. This parameter is subtracted from the ice surface elevation to obtain ice thickness in actual ice equivalent. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), https://nsidc.org/

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-10-30 13:47:04.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (FIRN AIR CONTENT [0229714c-7960-4179-b671-30ceb9bf68bb,370065] - FIRN [6159b9d9-4aa5-4dec-8146-0e47751449ff,362213]);
  • 2019-10-30 13:48:22.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Firn Air Content is a parameter within that data set and is defined as the volume of air trapped within the firn layer. This parameter is subtracted from the ice surface elevation to obtain ice thickness in actual ice equivalent. language code: en);
  • 2019-10-30 13:49:14.0 [sritz] update Definition (National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), https://nsidc.org/);
  • 2019-10-30 13:49:43.0 [sritz] update Definition (Firn Air Content is a parameter within that data set and is defined as the volume of air trapped within the firn layer. This parameter is subtracted from the ice surface elevation to obtain ice thickness in actual ice equivalent. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), https://nsidc.org/);

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