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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > BLOWING SNOW

PREFERRED TERM

BLOWING SNOW  

DEFINITION

  • Snow lifted from the surface of the earth by the wind to a height of 2 m (6 ft) or more above the surface (higher than drifting snow), and blown about in such quantities that horizontal visibility is reduced to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2020-05-08 08:14:03.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (BLOWING SNOW [fd9423b4-4666-4844-88c5-1813a45f132f,560051] - SNOW/ICE [50b8fe04-9149-4b7f-a8b2-b33b1e3aa192,552759]);
  • 2020-05-08 08:15:29.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: Snow lifted from the surface of the earth by the wind to a height of 2 m (6 ft) or more above the surface (higher than drifting snow), and blown about in such quantities that horizontal visibility is reduced to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles). language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/fd9423b4-4666-4844-88c5-1813a45f132f

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