It's Raining Fish and Spiders by Bill Evans

Author:Bill Evans
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2012-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

The Life of a Snowflake

The shape and size of snow crystals depend on the amount of water vapor in the air and the temperature of the atmosphere. Crystals take on different shapes depending on the amount of time they spend blowing around in the snow cloud and what the overall weather conditions are.

Snow Morphology

There are all kinds of snowflakes, many more types than most of us may have ever thought existed. The amount of moisture and the temperature of the air determine the size and shape of snowflakes. Some flakes are very fine and some are as big as pancakes.

Thin plates and stars grow around 28ºF (-2ºC), while columns and slender needles appear near 23ºF (-5ºC). Plates and stars again form near 5ºF (-15ºC), and a combination of plates and columns are made around -22ºF (-30ºC).

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