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Snow fences work by inducing turbulence in the wind, forcing it to drop much of its snow load near the fence. Bridge supports (piers) in water. When river flow is slow, water flows smoothly around the support legs. When the flow is faster, a higher Reynolds number is associated with the flow.
Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 metres per day (98 ft/d), observed on Jakobshavn Isbræ in Greenland) [1] or slow (0.5 metres per year (20 in/year) on small glaciers or in the center of ice sheets), but is typically around 25 centimetres per day (9.8 in/d). [2]
A glacier stream is a channelized area that is formed by a glacier in which liquid water accumulates and flows. [1] Glacial streams are also commonly referred to as "glacier stream" or/and "glacial meltwater stream". The movement of the water is influenced and directed by gravity and the melting of ice. [1]
For particles with a small settling velocity, diffusion will increase the complexity of the particle's path to the bottom and the time it takes to settle compared to particles with high settling velocities. The settling velocity (also called the "fall velocity" or "terminal velocity") is a function of the particle Reynolds number.
Bernoulli's principle is a key concept in fluid dynamics that relates pressure, density, speed and height. Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in the speed of a parcel of fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in either the pressure or the height above a datum. [1]:
The “Chandler Wobble” – a natural shifting of the Earth’s axis due to the planet not being perfectly spherical – could be linked to the spinning speeds, timeanddate.com reported.
Snowfall and snowmelt are parts of the Earth's water cycle. Snow science often leads to predictive models that include snow deposition, snow melt, and snow hydrology—elements of the Earth's water cycle—which help describe global climate change. [1] Global climate change models (GCMs) incorporate snow as a factor in their calculations.
Earth's core is cooling at rates faster than previously thought, which could speed the planet's inevitable march toward inhabitability. Earth's core cooling faster than previously thought ...