EARTHSC 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Supercooling, University Corporation For Atmospheric Research, Great Slave Lake
5 Sep 2014
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Criteria vary across the country, ranging from wind chill values of -55 in some arctic regions to -30 in southwestern ontario. Artwork by michael lee; courtesy of the canadian encyclopedia: lake/ocean-effect snow, areas downwind of lakes have lake-effect snow, unusually high snowfalls, factors that determine amount of snow: Expanse of ice-free water under storm track (for evaporation) Duration of strong wind blowing over water (for greater evaporation) Map: sources of warm-water surface temperatures and moisture in north america. Courtesy of the university corporation for atmospheric research (ucar: ice storms. Ice storms depend on humid air and warmer temperatures above cold ground-level air: blizzards. Blizzards blowing snow with winds more than 40 km/h (canada: blizzards are a reality for all parts of canada, but southern ontario and. Blowing snow may be falling snow and/or snow on the ground picked up by the wind: snow squalls: brief, intense snow showers accompanied by strong, gusty winds.
