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The snow line is measured using automatic cameras, aerial photographs, or satellite images. Because the snow line can be established without on-the-ground measurements, it can be measured in remote and difficult to access areas. Therefore, the snow line has become an important variable in hydrological models. [2]
For example, snow cover and asphalt insulate the ground and homes can heat the ground (see also heat island). The line varies by latitude, it is deeper closer to the poles. The maximum frost depth observed in the contiguous United States ranges from 0 to 8 feet (2.4 m). [1] Below that depth, the temperature varies, but is always above 0 °C (32 ...
In astronomy or planetary science, the frost line, also known as the snow line or ice line, is the minimum distance from the central protostar of a solar nebula where the temperature is low enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to condense into solid grains, which will allow their accretion into planetesimals.
The equilibrium line altitude (ELA) or snow line separates the ablation zone from the higher-altitude accumulation zone. [1] The ablation zone often contains meltwater features such as supraglacial lakes, englacial streams, and subglacial lakes. Sediments dropped in the ablation zone forming small mounds or hillocks are called kames.
Weather stations with highest snowfall in the United States by state, 1985-2015; State Place Average annual snowfall [3] elevation of weather station [4] coordinates [4] Other snowy areas (limited or unofficial data) and notes 1. Washington: Paradise, Mount Rainier: 645.5 inches (1,640 cm) 5,400 feet (1,600 m)
Map showing the snowbelts around the Great Lakes of North America with 150 cm (60 in) accumulations or more during winter. The Snowbelt, Snow Belt, Frostbelt, or Frost Belt [1] is the region near the Great Lakes in North America where heavy snowfall in the form of lake-effect snow is particularly common. [2]
The storm also traveled across southern Ontario dumping about 12 inches (30 cm) of snow throughout the entire Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. South of the snow line, the storm produced a significant ice storm across western New York, near the Rochester region and the Genesee Valley where numerous power failures were reported.
Rainfall as a result of the storm in Chester County, Pennsylvania on March 8 The accumulation of snow in Ottawa, Ontario dwarfs a stop sign on March 9. As of 9 am, Cincinnati had received 9 inches (23 cm) of snow. Louisville, Kentucky reported 11 inches (28 cm) of snow, while Columbus, Ohio got 9.5 inches (24 cm).