Recharge area - Kanyoiki

Japanese: 涵養域 - かんよういき
Recharge area - Kanyoiki

The equilibrium line is the long-term average position of a glacier's balance line, which divides the glacier into its ablation and recharge zones. In ablation zones, snowfall exceeds snowmelt, while in recharge zones, snowmelt exceeds snowfall.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "recharge area" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…氷河を涵養(かんよう)域と消耗域とに分ける線(均衡線)の長期間にわたる平均的な位置をさす。涵養域では降雪量が融雪量より多く,消耗域では融雪量が降雪量を上回る。…

※「涵養域」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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