Snow science addresses how snow forms, its distribution, and processes affecting how snowpacks change over time. Scientists improve storm forecasting...
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Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where...
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Snow Crash is a science fiction novel by the American writer Neal Stephenson, published in 1992. Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include...
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Avalanche (redirect from Snow slide)
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased...
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The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a species of large cat in the genus Panthera of the family Felidae. The species is native to the mountain ranges of...
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A snow squall, or snowsquall, is a sudden moderately heavy snowfall with blowing snow and strong, gusty surface winds. It is often referred to as a whiteout...
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in science at University College, Leicester, graduating with a first in chemistry in 1927 and an MSc the following year. Upon leaving Leicester, Snow gained...
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Snow hydrology is a scientific study in the field of hydrology which focuses on the composition, dispersion, and movement of snow and ice. Studies of...
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John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered...
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Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel), a 2000 speculative fiction novel The Snow Queen (Vinge novel), a 1980 science fiction novel by Joan D. Vinge The Snow Queen...
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Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946) is an American composer for film and television. Among his most famous compositions is the theme music...
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Climatic snow lines The climatic snow line is the boundary between a snow-covered and snow-free surface. The actual snow line may adjust seasonally, and...
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In the deep ocean, marine snow (also known as "ocean dandruff") is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the...
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49–51 in either Snow Science and Government (1961) or Snow A Postscript to Science and Government (1962) (Longmate simply says Snow science on page 393 but...
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The Snow Creature is a 1954 American science fiction-horror film produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder, for Planet Filmplays Inc., written by Myles Wilder...
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Snowflake (redirect from Snow flake)
have amalgamated with others, which falls through the Earth's atmosphere as snow. Each flake nucleates around a tiny particle in supersaturated air masses...
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The Antarctic Snow Cruiser was a vehicle designed under the direction of Thomas Poulter, intended to facilitate transport in Antarctica during the United...
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The snow pea is an edible-pod pea with flat pods and thin pod walls. It is eaten whole, with both the seeds and the pod, while still unripened. The common...
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A snow road is a type of winter road, which is a road that is used or trafficable only in the winter. Snow roads make up some or all of the on-land segments...
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Snow City is Singapore's first indoor snow center located within the Science Centre Singapore area, beside the Omni-Theatre in Jurong East. The 3,000 square-meter...
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"The Snow Queen" (Danish: Snedronningen) is an 1844 original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844...
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Classifications of snow describe and categorize the attributes of snow-generating weather events, including the individual crystals both in the air and...
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Snow tires, also known as winter tires, are tires designed for use on snow and ice. Snow tires have a tread design with larger gaps than those on conventional...
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where it emerges from under a snow field, is ill-defined because of gradual transition. "Snowfield and neve". AccessScience. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.630200...
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snow knife or snow saw (Inuktitut: pana) is a tool used in the construction of igluit (snow houses) or as a weapon by Inuit of the Arctic. The snow knife...
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Daniel Robert Snow MBE (born 3 December 1978) is a British popular historian and television presenter. He is an ambassador of the Electoral Reform Society...
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Norman Snow (March 29, 1950 – November 28, 2022) was an American actor who is best known for his role as Xur in the science fiction film The Last Starfighter...
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The Two Cultures (redirect from Humanities and Sciences)
novelist C. P. Snow, which was published in book form as The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution the same year. Its thesis was that science and the humanities...
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America. In February 2023, Snow launched a digital EP cover album entitled Kate Snow. "National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Announces Winners at...
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