ABSTRACT

(a) A synonym of firn but a less well-used term today. (b) A snowfield, roughly equating with the accumulation area of a glacier but not precisely defined (Figure N.1). The névé region, corresponding approximately to the accumulation area, of Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand (April 2008). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315373157/95d5ad9e-a71d-4f11-a609-2c025b95638b/content/fign_1.jpg"/>