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percolation zone

glacial feature

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surface melting of glaciers

  • Perito Moreno Glacier
    In glacier: Mass balance

    …even in summer; in the percolation zone some surface melting may occur, but the meltwater refreezes at a shallow depth; in the soaked zone sufficient melting and refreezing take place to raise the whole winter snow layer to the melting temperature, permitting runoff; and in the superimposed-ice zone refrozen meltwater…

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