Sentences with phrase «snow grains become»

Snow grains become rounded.

The first rainfall of the season causes metamorphosis of the snow grains, whereby the snow becomes wet and individual snow grains become larger, which makes the snow less reflective.

Not exact matches

Two properties dominate reflectivity in dry snow — the size of snow grains, which become larger and more absorbent as they melt, and the presence of dark impurities that absorb the sun's energy, predominantly black carbon and mineral dust, which also cause the snow to melt faster.

In melting snow, grains become further rounded and clump into clusters.