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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS > GROUNDING LINE

Preferred term

GROUNDING LINE  

Definition

  • Marks the locations where said glaciers become anchored on bedrock (i.e., the estimated coastline underneath the ice). (en)

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Change note

  • 2020-01-15 08:01:04.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (GROUNDING LINE [6c06019d-97df-499a-ab03-64b615af547a,559659] - GLACIERS [4a426aab-4a95-4bf4-8449-19a72a251541,85205]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6c06019d-97df-499a-ab03-64b615af547a

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