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The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, ...
A relatively bright region on the underside of clouds produced by the reflection of light by snow. This term is used in polar regions where it contributes to the sky map; snow blink is brighter than ice blink, or reflection of light by land or water.
Industry:Weather
A hollow tube for collecting a sample of snow in situ. See Mount Rose snow sampler.
Industry:Weather
A hollow tube for collecting a sample of snow in situ. See Mount Rose snow sampler.
Industry:Weather
Precipitation consisting of white, opaque, approximately round (sometimes conical) ice particles having a snowlike structure, and about 2–5 mm in diameter. Snow pellets are crisp and easily crushed, differing in this respect from snow grains. They rebound when they fall on a hard surface and often break up. In most cases, snow pellets fall in shower form, often before or together with snow, and chiefly on occasions when the surface temperature is at or slightly below 0°C (32°F). It is formed as a result of accretion of supercooled droplets collected on what is initially a falling ice crystal (probably of the spatial aggregate type).
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In a porous medium, the relationship between the volumetric water content and the soil water pressure head.
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A wooden scale, calibrated in inches or centimeters, used in regions of deep snow to measure its depth. The scale is bolted to a wood post or angle iron set in the ground.
Industry:Weather
A wooden scale, calibrated in inches or centimeters, used in regions of deep snow to measure its depth. The scale is bolted to a wood post or angle iron set in the ground.
Industry:Weather
A relatively bright region on the underside of clouds produced by the reflection of light by snow. This term is used in polar regions where it contributes to the sky map; snow blink is brighter than ice blink, or reflection of light by land or water.
Industry:Weather
A measurement of the depth of snow on the ground made either since the snow began falling or since a previous observation. The total accumulation is equivalent to the total snow depth during a storm, or after any single snowstorm or series of storms. Snow accumulation can vary due to settling and melting and will therefore vary depending on how often it is measured. For example, if new snow is measured every hour during a relatively long duration storm, it is likely that the summed accumulations may exceed a total snow accumulation measured only once at the end of the storm.
Industry:Weather
A measurement of the depth of snow on the ground made either since the snow began falling or since a previous observation. The total accumulation is equivalent to the total snow depth during a storm, or after any single snowstorm or series of storms. Snow accumulation can vary due to settling and melting and will therefore vary depending on how often it is measured. For example, if new snow is measured every hour during a relatively long duration storm, it is likely that the summed accumulations may exceed a total snow accumulation measured only once at the end of the storm.
Industry:Weather
