The subnivean climate (From Latin for "under" (sub-) and "of snow" (niveus) and English -an.) is the environment between fallen snow and terrain. This...

SNOWMODEL. Advection Glacial period Glacier mass balance Hydrology Subnivean climate "Definition of SNOWPACK". www.merriam-webster.com. 2024-02-25. Retrieved...

location. Above-snow sites were used during the warmest weather, while subnivean sites were used during the coldest weather, particularly when temperatures...

can form an insulating blanket between the cold winter atmosphere and subnivean spaces in screes. As a result, soil, bedrock, and also subterranean voids...

holes can be maintained in ice 2 m or greater in thickness. They form subnivean lairs over the breathing holes, which are used mainly for pupping, and...

Erik A.; Ransom, Jason I. (2021). "Freezing in a warming climate: Marked declines of a subnivean hibernator after a snow drought". Ecology and Evolution...

the slopes of the mountains change from forests to high meadows to the subnivean zone, and each is home to a variety of animals and plants. The vernacular...

find frozen lemmings under 46–77 cm (18–30 in) of snow, and can detect a subnivean seal lair under 150 cm (59 in) of snow. The Arctic fox contains advantageous...

animals such as voles, lemmings, and shrews. The snowpack helps to make a subnivean zone, which is a porous material composed mostly of air acting as a reliable...

300 m (7,546 ft): high altitude grasslands from 2,300 m (7,546 ft) up: Subnivean - bare rock and almost no vegetation (mostly lichens) The Tatra Mountains...

owls have been shown to be able to "snow plunge" to capture prey in the subnivean zone, under at least 20 cm (7.9 in) of snow. Perhaps least frequently...

snow or near the snow's surface during winter but voles hiding in the subnivean zone, ephemeral tunnels made under deep snow by the voles, are largely...