Glacier dynamics and flow

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What is the density of GLACIER ICE
830 - 910 kg m-3
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What is the density of FIRN
400 - 830 kg m-3
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What is the density of freshly fallen snow?
50-200 kg m-3
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What is the “rate of change of net balance with altitude”
Mass balance gradient
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What type of climate has a low mass balance gradient?
Continental
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What type of ice is at the pressure melting point?
Warm ice
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What is the density of FIRN

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400 - 830 kg m-3

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What is the density of freshly fallen snow?

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What is the “rate of change of net balance with altitude”

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What type of climate has a low mass balance gradient?

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