Sentences with phrase «hoar crystal»
The labyrinthine interiors of depth hoar crystals also cause problems for researchers like the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Al Rango, who uses microwave - sensing satellites to measure the amount of water locked away in the winter snow cover.
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Depth hoar crystals are formed at the base of a snowpack when water vapor sublimates onto existing snow crystals.
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In time, this redistribution of mass leads to large and blocky crystals known as depth hoar.
The trees are covered with hoar frost - which is when the branches are lined with thick ice crystals... it really is magical!