The Greenland ice sheet
accumulates snow in its northernmost area and in the central region at high elevations.
Not exact matches
Snow has
accumulated rapidly, with wind gusts
in the area exceeding 50 miles per hour (80 kmh), according to the National Weather Service, causing drifts and blocking roads.
In honor of the fact that it is May 7th and it is currently
snowing (and
accumulating rather nicely) at my house and I am ready for summer (Gah!!!)
In the meantime, I took my shovel to our driveway and started digging a way through the seven inches of
snow that had
accumulated since the morning rush hour.
Accumulating snow is likely over higher terrain
in this quick hit of wintry weather through this evening.
Heavy
snow is falling
in Western New York, and also expected to
accumulate significantly
in Central New York.
Snow is
accumulating on Belleayre Mountain
in the Catskills, but a group of the ski center's supporters wants to see funding pile up as well.
A driver who gets
in an accident with
snow accumulated on their car could be fined up to $ 1,200.
Birch trees not performing as expected That means a shorter period for
snow to
accumulate in winter and a bigger gap between snowmelt and summer rains, two factors that work together to produce more intense dry spells.
They found that
in regions where the amount of snowfall was low and any
snow that did settle was sublimating away, enough dust would have
accumulated to change the surface albedo sufficiently so that the Earth absorbed sunlight and thawed (Journal of Geophysical Research — Atmospheres, DOI: 10.1029 / 2009jd012007,
in press).
Some compounds, including more toxic and carcinogenic chemicals, may volatilize back into the air, while others
accumulate in the
snow and are released with meltwater.
One way to test the idea would be to look for a ring of extra sodium
in rocks around the moon's twilight zone, where sodium
snow would have
accumulated.
Nearly all water needed to supply cities, farms, and industry
accumulates as
snow in nearby or distant mountain ranges melts and runs down into rivers used to irrigate crops, sustains fish and wildlife, and quenches...
Snow will still
accumulate, but is «anchored» safely if the fences are well anchored
in the ground.
Consisting of particles just a few micrometers
in size (creating the halo
in this artist's impression), the
snow has been
accumulating over millions or even tens of millions of years.
Oddly, it is liquid water droplets that must be present
in the air for a plane to
accumulate ice: water vapour,
snow or ice itself is rarely a problem.
At a meeting of the Geological Society of America
in Cincinnati, Ken Howard of the University of Toronto warned that the salt is not washed away by spring rains and melting
snow as had always been assumed, but
accumulates underground.
The answer to that question comes down to the winner of the competition between
accumulating snow (which is eventually packed down to become ice) and melt:
In the decades since Camp Century was abandoned, falling
snows have buried the site ever deeper.
They expected the detritus would be safely entombed
in the ice sheet for tens of thousands of years, buried ever deeper under
accumulating layers of
snow and ice.
«The 3 - D climate modeling used
in the new study begins to address these questions with a new level of sophistication by investigating how specific locations might have
accumulated rain or
snow,» she added.
On balance then, a 1 °C rise
in summer temperature has roughly the same effect as a year
in which no
snow accumulates.
The majority of winter precipitation
in Montana falls as
snow, and the precipitation that
accumulates as snowpack
in the mountains is the most significant source of water to valley bottoms throughout the summer.
More dust has also been
accumulating on the ice
in recent years as spring
snow recedes early
in the Northern Hemisphere.
The timing of this storm
in early spring means that the angle of the sun
in the sky makes
snow less likely to
accumulate on roadways, Oraveck said, but the buds and blossoms on trees could grab more of the heavy, wet
snow, possibly leading to more damage to them.
Often called the Third Pole due to how much ice and
snow accumulates there, the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau are the source of major rivers
in nearby countries and changes to them can affect the largest populations
in China and India.
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In regions where
snow falls and
accumulates, blocking their usual safe places to live during the warmer months, these homeless cats» «homes» virtually disappear.
Snow can, however,
accumulate between my paw pads, so I'll need some extra care when I come
in from the cold.
This Glacier National Park black bear living
in a tree's hollow takes a drink from a spring
snow that
accumulated around its front door.
January often sees the most
snow, 152 millimeters (6
in), however only 10 millimeters (3/8
in) can actually be witnessed
accumulating in the downtown area.
Winter
snow tends to
accumulate in the crevasses and gullies, so that at the end of winter there is already ice at the surface — so the melt season very close to the margin is very long.
On balance then, a 1 °C rise
in summer temperature has roughly the same effect as a year
in which no
snow accumulates.
You can see it on most snowbanks
in the spring
in regions that get
snow — the once - white snowbanks become nearly solid black as they shrink and expose more of the dust etc. that has
accumulated over the winter.
In the S hemisphere,
snow falls mostly on the water and doesn't
accumulate to reflect energy.
There is still some discussion about how exactly this starts and ends ice ages, but many studies suggest that the amount of summer sunshine on northern continents is crucial: if it drops below a critical value,
snow from the past winter does not melt away
in summer and an ice sheet starts to grow as more and more
snow accumulates.
In a general sense, the thickness of each annual layer tells how much
snow accumulated at that location during the year.
Seasonally, winter has warmed the fastest, causing those
in the winter sports industry to consider how to manage future changes
in snow season length, and amount, reliability, and quality of
accumulated snowfall.
As
snow and ice melts, the melt water
accumulates on the surface
in valleys of the sea ice topography.
The climate determines whether or not you turn your furnace or a / c on, or whether you crank up your
snow blower to get rid of what's
accumulated in your driveway or whether you start your mower.
Moreover, it said, «the evidence
in support of these predictions» — everything from shrinking growing seasons to increased North American
snow cover — had «begun to
accumulate so massively that meteorologists are hard - pressed to keep up with it.»
«You're also correct
in pointing out that
snow accumulating in the East Antarctic interior is increasing, presumably due to increased precipitation caused by more humid conditions caused by warming air.»
I suggest you look at global average temperature variations of the last 800,000 years inferred from Antarctica, Arctic and Greenland ice cores and also look at NOAA's similar time history DATA of when
snow and ice
accumulate at the poles
in Mr. Pope's recent presentation to the Johnson Space Center Chapter of the NASA Alumni League.
The increased evaporation deposits
snow on high altitudes that survives the summer
in lower insolation periods
accumulating and reflecting more of the suns energy back into space.
An ice sheet is at equilibrium when the amount of
accumulating snow is matched by the amount of ice lost
in the ocean.
His theory was that
in cooler summers the winter
snows did not completely melt but over time
accumulated and led to glaciation.
There is a difference between sea ice (floating and made
in situ
in the ocean) and the ice sheet (created by
accumulating snow on the continent).
Accumulated ice and
snow reduces visibility
in all directions while driving.