What You Need to Know About Snow. Anthony R. Wood.
by Wood, Anthony R; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 2Science. Publisher: Philadelphia Inquirer, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Airplanes -- Ice prevention | Crystal growth | Freezing precipitation | Moisture | Precipitation forecasting | Snow | SnowflakesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Government and academic researchers are trying to crack the mysteries of snowflakes--how they form and what types will fall under certain conditions. Among the most-important quests are figuring out how to predict how much moisture the flakes will hold and how much snow will pop out of a given amount of moisture." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article explains why the moisture content of snow is important to airline pilots for de-icing procedures and discusses how moisture content also determines the rise of rivers.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: What You Need to Know About Snow, Jan. 20, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Government and academic researchers are trying to crack the mysteries of snowflakes--how they form and what types will fall under certain conditions. Among the most-important quests are figuring out how to predict how much moisture the flakes will hold and how much snow will pop out of a given amount of moisture." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article explains why the moisture content of snow is important to airline pilots for de-icing procedures and discusses how moisture content also determines the rise of rivers.
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