accumulation of snow
71glacier — n. a mass of land ice formed by the accumulation of snow on high ground. Etymology: F f. glace ice ult. f. L glacies …
72dissipator — ˈdisəˌpād.ə(r), ātə noun ( s) : dissipater; specifically : a part of a glacier in which the loss by melting exceeds the gain by the accumulation of snow …
73Snowbelt — Snow Belt Nuages porteurs de bourrasques de neige montrant la région dite de snowbelt des Grands Lacs par NOAA La snowbelt ( ceinture de neige ) est une région d Amérique du Nord se trouvant sous les vents dominants passant au dessus des Grands… …
74snowdrift — Snow accumulation due to wind transport [16] …
75snowpack — snow•pack [[t]ˈsnoʊˌpæk[/t]] n. cvb mer the accumulation of winter snowfall, esp. in mountain or upland regions • Etymology: 1945–50 …
76glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… …
77Lake Storm "Aphid" — Accumulation at the Buffalo Airport and NWS office Storm type: Snowsquall Formed: October 12, 2006 Dissipated …
78Glacier mass balance — See also Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Crucial to the survival of a glacier is its mass balance, the difference between accumulation and ablation (melting and sublimation). Climate change may cause variations in both temperature and snowfall,… …
79Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
80January 31 — Groundhog Day Blizzard Satellite image of the storm on the evening of February 1 over the American Midwest. Storm type: Winter storm, Blizzard, Ice storm, Tornadoes, Thundersnow …
