firn

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As a result, bare ice and firn remained exposed for longer periods, increasing overall ice loss.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Ice and firn, or dense snow leftover from previous seasons, also disappeared from the ridge.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

During large melt events, meltwater on the surface can seep through the snow and into firn, or a layer of compacted snow that is not yet compressed into glacial ice.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Johnsen, S. J. Stable isotope homogenization of polar firn and ice.

From Nature • Feb. 4, 2018

Much of the ice on the continent of Antarctica is actually a form of consolidated snow called firn.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong