firn
Example Sentences
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According to Fahnestock, optical observations can be affected by changing lighting conditions, shadows, cloud cover, and variations in whether firn appears clean or dirty.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
“It’s undeniable that the average firn line is creeping up,” Volken said, referring to the line across glaciers at which exposed glacier ice transitions to the snow-covered surface of a glacier.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
Ice and firn, or dense snow leftover from previous seasons, also disappeared from the ridge.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
Diffusion of stable isotopes in polar firn and ice: the isotope effect in firn diffusion.
From Nature ● Feb. 4, 2018
We were on skis, on a good surface of firn, without sastrugi, and solid—that was certain—for five or six thousand feet down.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
