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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Â© A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

snow-line The lower limit of permanent snow cover. The height of the line varies with latitude; locally it also varies with aspect, because of the relationship to prevailing winds and the quantity of snow deposited, and to summer temperatures, etc.

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