This layered - hexagonal pattern is uniform throughout
any individual snow crystal.
Not exact matches
When firn is buried beneath subsequent
snow accumulations, density increases as air spaces between the
crystals are reduced by mechanical packing and plastic deformation until... interconnected air passages between grains are sealed off into
individual air bubbles (Herron and Langway, 1980).
When firn is buried beneath subsequent
snow accumulations, density increases as air spaces between the
crystals are reduced by mechanical packing and plastic deformation until... interconnected air passages between grains are sealed off into
individual air bubbles (Herron and Langway, 1980).