firn

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As a result, bare ice and firn remained exposed for longer periods, increasing overall ice loss.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Ice and firn, or dense snow leftover from previous seasons, also disappeared from the ridge.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

During large melt events, meltwater on the surface can seep through the snow and into firn, or a layer of compacted snow that is not yet compressed into glacial ice.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Diffusion of stable isotopes in polar firn and ice: the isotope effect in firn diffusion.

From Nature • Feb. 4, 2018

Camped a quarter mile in from the edge, on a long flat streak of firn.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin