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snow ice

snow ice

[′snō ‚īs]
(hydrology)
Ice crust formed from snow, either by compaction or by the refreezing of partially thawed snow.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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