nival
adjective geography specialized uk/ˈnaɪ.vəl/ us/ˈnaɪ.vəl/
常年积雪的
(of an area) always covered in snow
The nival zone is around 3000m in the Alps. 阿尔卑斯山的恒雪带在3000米左右。
the permanent ice and snow of the nival belt 恒雪带永不融化的冰雪
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- Vascular plant growth reaches its limit in the nival zone.
- At high altitudes there is a contraction of the nival zone, and loss of the dry scrub due to warmer, wetter conditions.
- In a typical nival catchment, sediment flux from the freshet should arrive before the lake ice has effectively decayed.