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PREFERRED TERM

LAKE EFFECT SNOW  

DEFINITION

  • Snowstorm occurring near or downwind from the shore of a lake resulting from the warming (destabilization) and moistening of relatively cold air during passage over a warm body of water.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2016-06-28 14:30:09.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (LAKE EFFECT SNOW [12b7f57f-c295-4adf-97f5-43356f1270bf,217751] - SNOW STORMS [bc9215ae-58ec-481e-ba83-89376a298000,217749]);
  • 2016-06-28 14:30:46.0 [saritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Snowstorm occurring near or downwind from the shore of a lake resulting from the warming (destabilization) and moistening of relatively cold air during passage over a warm body of water. language code: en);

URI

https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/12b7f57f-c295-4adf-97f5-43356f1270bf

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