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Firn

Firn (/ˈfɪərn/; from Swiss German firn "last year's", cognate with before) is partially compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance denser than névé. It is ice that is at an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice. Firn has the appearance of wet sugar, but has a hardness…

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Swiss GermanNévéSnowRecrystallizedIce
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Firn

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples42
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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related to Sources · 34
Firn → April, Archived, As, Bibcode, Box, Charalampidis, Charalampos, Colgan, Dirk, Ellen, Encyclopædia Britannica, Fausto, Fundamentals, Greenland, Harro, Horst, Jason, MacFerrin, Machguth, Meijer
related to External links · 3
Firn → AntarcticGlaciers, Dec, Isabelle Wicks
related to List of firns · 3
Firn → Antarctic FirnDaniel Bruun FirnDreyer, FirnEast Northwall FirnRink FirnSven, Hedin FirnWest Northwall Firn
related to Other uses · 2
Firn → Firnfelder, In

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snow glacier crystals density accumulates crystal ice last often melting air result called harsch névé recrystallized snowflakes snowpack used old

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Firnrelated to External linksIsabelle Wicks0.60section
Firnrelated to External linksAntarcticGlaciers0.60section
Firnrelated to External linksDec0.60section
Firnrelated to List of firnsAntarctic FirnDaniel Bruun FirnDreyer0.60section
Firnrelated to List of firnsFirnEast Northwall FirnRink FirnSven0.60section
Firnrelated to List of firnsHedin FirnWest Northwall Firn0.60section
Firnrelated to Other usesIn0.60section
Firnrelated to Other usesFirnfelder0.60section
Firnrelated to SourcesEncyclopædia Britannica0.60section
Firnrelated to SourcesFundamentals0.60section
Firnrelated to SourcesPhysical Geography0.60section
Firnrelated to SourcesMachguth0.60section

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