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CILINDRO NIEVE [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The product of moist, cohesive snow that when initiated by wind rolls across the landscape, gathering snow until it can no longer move.

CONT

A snow roller is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by wind, picking up material along the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made. Unlike snowballs made by people, snow rollers are typically cylindrical in shape, and are often hollow since the inner layers, which are the first layers to form, are weak and thin compared to the outer layers and can easily be blown away, leaving what looks like a doughnut or jelly roll. Snow rollers have been seen to grow as large as two feet in diameter. ... snow rollers are more common in hilly areas. However, [they are] a very rare phenomenon.

OBS

It is shaped like a rolled sleeping bag, some reaching four feet across and seven feet in diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Masse cylindrique de neige qui se forme le plus souvent en régions montagneuses lorsque de la neige mouillée, emportée par le vent, se met à rouler sur la surface.

OBS

Les rouleaux de neige se forment lorsque la neige, étant assez humide pour être cohésive, peut être charriée par le vent et rouler le long des pentes. Ils peuvent avoir plusieurs centimètres de longueur et de diamètre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Masa cilíndrica de nieve que se forma más a menudo en las regiones montañosas, cuando la nieve mojada, empujada por el viento, rueda sobre la superficie.

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Record 2 2004-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Snow-gauge composed of a metal cylinder, closed at one end, which is used to collect a sample of snow whose water equivalent is to be measured.

CONT

A snow sampling tube with a cutter end is driven through the snow pack, measuring depth; by weighing the snow core, the water content (water equivalent) is obtained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Nivomètre, constitué d'un cylindre métallique fermé à une extrémité, qui permet de prélever un échantillon de neige dont on mesure ensuite l'équivalent en eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Medidor de nieve compuesto por un cilindro con un extremo cerrado, que se utiliza para obtener muestras de nieve.

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