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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
snow precipitation formed by the sublimation of water vapor into solid crystals at temperatures below freezing. Sublimation resulting in the formation of snow takes place about a dust particle, as in the formation of raindrops. Snowflakes form symmetrical (hexagonal) crystals, sometimes matted together if they descend through air warmer than that of the cloud in which they originated. Apparently, no two snow crystals are alike; they differ from each other in size, lacy structure, and surface markings. Snowfall, reduced to its liquid equivalent, is usually included in statistics on rainfall;... Read more
Artificial Snow
How Products Are Made Artificial Snow Artificial snow is small particles of ice that are used to increase the amount of snow available for winter sports such as skiing or snow boarding. It is produced by a machine that uses a high-pressure pump to spray a mist of water... Read more
snow
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English snow / snō / • n. 1. atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer: we were trudging through deep snow | the first snow of the season. 2. something that resembles snow in color or texture, in particular: ... Read more

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Observed Inconsistencies between Snow Extent and Snow Depth Variability at Regional/Continental Scales
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT Snow extent and snow depth are two related characteristics of a snowpack, but they do not...larger scales, which interact with atmospheric circulation and climate, snow extent is the primary variable considered, owing largely to the scarcity... Read more
Let it snow!
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Monday, January 15, 2001 O, to behold a snow-covered city! Though it's gotten a bit dingy of late, our fair metropolis has sparkled with snow's wonderful, wonderful whiteness. We've been encased in its lovely... Read more
Love it or hate it, life sans snow would change
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/8/2005; ; 665 words ; Snow whether you love to play in it or hate to shovel it, it's...simulations of how the earth would change in the absence of snow cover. Yes, the earth would obviously be warmer, and skiers...But it turns out to be much more complicated than that. Snow affects local temperatures, circulation patterns and ... Read more
Residents rate snow effort
Newspaper article from: Vernon Hills Review (IL); 3/24/2005; ; 700+ words ; Snow removal strategies in the Chicago area is a lot like the...that goal, rock salt is put down at the early stages of a snow storm. Once wet it forms a brine which helps lower the freezing temperature of the snow. At the outset of a storm, public works crews try to prevent... Read more
Snow battles: Art of the plow
Newspaper article from: Cary Grove Countryside (IL); 3/31/2005; ; 700+ words ; Snow removal strategies in the Chicago area are a lot like the...that goal, rock salt is put down at the early stages of a snow storm. Once wet, it forms a brine, which helps lower the freezing temperature of the snow. At the outset of a storm, public works crews try to prevent... Read more
ECMWF's Global Snow Analysis: Assessment and Revision Based on Satellite Observations
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT Snow water equivalent and snow extent are key parameters for the earth's energy and water budget. In this study, the current operational snow-depth analysis (2D spatial Cressman interpolation) at the European... Read more
WHERE TO GO WITH ALL THE SNOW? COUNCIL PRESIDENT SUGGESTS MELTING THE MOUNDS AWAY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/20/2005; ; 639 words ; Snow, snow, snow . . . where should it go? After Mother Nature buried Boston this winter, piling mini- mountains of white on lawns, driveways, and city streets, the snow lingered longer than predicted, and City Council president Michael F. Flaherty... Read more
Snow removal a challenge
Newspaper article from: Antioch Review (IL); 3/24/2005; ; 700+ words ; Snow removal strategies in Chicagoland are a lot like the city...that goal, rock salt is put down at the early stages of a snow storm. Once wet, it forms a brine which helps lower the freezing temperature of the snow. At the outset of a storm, public works crews try to prevent... Read more
Let it snow: Chances are your roof will be safe
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/28/1997; ; 700+ words ; Snow and ice raise havoc with houses -- or at least people think...bet that 99 percent of houses in New England will hold more snow than Old Man Winter can throw at them -- several feet worth...New England houses and those in the North are built with snow in mind, and their roofs are steep enough to hold ... Read more
Snow crews rate thumbs up
Newspaper article from: Schaumburg Review (IL); 3/24/2005; ; 700+ words ; Snow removal strategies in the Chicago area are a lot like the...that goal, rock salt is put down at the early stages of a snow storm. Once wet it forms a brine which helps lower the freezing temperature of the snow. At the outset of a storm, public works crews try to prevent... Read more

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