A snow field is an accumulation of old snow and ice, typically lying above the snow line in mountainous or glacial terrain. It consists of neve, snow that has lasted through at least one summer and become denser than fresh snow. Once such snow endures beyond a year it is instead classified as firn.
Connections
In Discipline
Source Snow field (Wikipedia)
Sources
Snow field (Wikipedia)
In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraphQuote, In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
A snow field or snowfield is an accumulation of snow and ice, typically found above the snow line, normally in mountainous and glacial terrain
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.