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Firn

An intermediate stage in the transformation of snow to glacier ice. Snow becomes firn when it has been compressed so that no pore space remains between flakes or crystals, a process that takes less than a year.

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  • Industry/Domain: Water bodies
  • Category: Glaciers
  • Government Agency: USGS
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