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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > 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/4d1cc756-c12a-472a-9eae-de96e0a7ba74

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