• The subnivean climate (From Latin for "under" (sub-) and "of snow" (niveus) and English -an.) is the environment between fallen snow and terrain. This...
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    SNOWMODEL. Advection Glacial period Glacier mass balance Hydrology Subnivean climate "Definition of SNOWPACK". www.merriam-webster.com. 2024-02-25. Retrieved...
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    location. Above-snow sites were used during the warmest weather, while subnivean sites were used during the coldest weather, particularly when temperatures...
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    can form an insulating blanket between the cold winter atmosphere and subnivean spaces in screes. As a result, soil, bedrock, and also subterranean voids...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Erik A.; Ransom, Jason I. (2021). "Freezing in a warming climate: Marked declines of a subnivean hibernator after a snow drought". Ecology and Evolution...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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