Sentences with phrase «highest snow accumulation»

According to the governor, the highest snow accumulation of 88 inches was reported in Cowlesville, Wyoming County.

With high snow accumulation levels expected in some areas and poor visibility and road conditions... Read more

Not exact matches

NY1 is forecasting 6 to 10 ″ of snow, with the northern sections of the city expecting to see the highest accumulations.

High winds and significant snow accumulation in higher elevations are forecast for Friday, March 2.

This will keep the moisture of the system down, but conversely lead to higher than typical accumulation for the amount of moisture produced, as colder air creates snow that is drier and fluffier.

The highest accumulations are expected in the higher elevations of the region where the air will be cold enough to support snow.

The beginning of the last glacial period was characterized in the Northern hemisphere by significant accumulation of snow at high latitudes and the formation of a huge polar ice sheet.

I chose a mid-height so that snow wouldn't get inside my boots if the accumulation was high, as in recent years.

Even though the accumulation of snow is fairly uncommon during this month, the chances of snow lying on the ground are at their highest around February 23rd.

The accumulation of packed snow in the concrete's seams made opaque grids, grids that were again defined by planes of less dense, more transparent layers of snow that covered the higher surfaces.

But also keep in mind that Lambeck et al (2002) have suggested that loss of permanent ice over the Arctic Sea at the end of the last interglacial allowed for increased accumulation of snow and ice at high latitudes because of the increased amount of moisture available.

At higher elevations, an increase in winter snow accumulation has partially offset the melt.

We will continue our 3D higher - order flow modeling of the glacier, specifically to help us constrain a depth - age relationship for the core to help assess snow accumulation rates.

Estimates of surface snow water equivalent (SWE) in alpine regions with seasonal melts are particularly difficult in areas of high vegetation density, topographic relief and snow accumulations.

The rather striking graphic above demonstrates just how strong this elevational snowpack gradient has been in 2017 — with near - record snow water equivalent comparable to 1983 at the highest elevations and dramatically less accumulation further down the slopes.

Even though the seasonal ice cover was formed later in the fall of 2007, the mean thickness of the FY ice cover at the end of March seems comparable to that of the previous two seasons because of lower snow accumulation and thus faster growth i.e., higher ice production.

I would expect that most people in that area would be able to deal with even the highest accumulation predicted (you wait for a snow plow to come by if nothing else), but that is simply an assumption on my part.

Now if you are wondering about Arctic Sea Ice and doubt anecdotal evidence, you could look at Greenland Snow Accumulation as a proxy of sea ice extent and find that around 1940 there was higher than normal accumulation, but not quite as high as 2012 or circa 1750.

Even though heavy snow may fall at the highest elevations, it's not clear that conditions will be consistently cold enough for substantial snowpack accumulation at middle elevations in California.