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Reconstituted Glacier (GTY_5)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: gty_5.ttl

Name

reconstitutedGlacier

Attribute

GTY Glacier Type

Definition

A glacier formed below the terminus of a hanging glacier by the accumulation, and reconstitution by pressure melting (regelation), of ice blocks that have fallen and/or avalanched from the terminus of the hanging glacier.

Description

Also called Glacier Remanié.

Accepted

2023-01-03

Defined by

USGS

Allowed for

• BJ030 Glacier

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04838 Reconstituted Glacier
• RWO_04839 Glacier Remanié

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.