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land_ice_surface_specific_mass_balance_rate  

Definition

  • "Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves. Specific mass balance means the net rate at which ice is added at the land ice surface due to all processes of surface accumulation and ablation. A negative value means loss of ice.

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  • Mapping to be determined

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/land_ice_surface_specific_mass_balance_rate

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