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SUN SPIKE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A free standing column of ice, firn, or compacted snow that has been formed by differential melting and sublimation.

OBS

penitente: term of Spanish origin.

PHR

Ice, snow penitent.

PHR

Ice, nieve, snow penitente.

PHR

Penitent ice, snow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Pilier pointu de glace ou de neige sèche, de taille humaine et incliné dans la direction du soleil.

PHR

Pénitent de glace, neige.

Spanish

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