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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:50 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:22 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:32 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:17 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:02 am
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Never seen snow, Twilight? I guess living with it all my life I forget that there are plenty of folks in the world who have never experienced it. sweatdrop
There are different kinds of snow, actually, because there are different kinds of snow crystals and the moisture level determines how it behaves a bit. The type of snow crystal most people think of by default are the hexagonal plates and stellar plates that can form beautiful dendritic branching patterns. So intricate and unique are these patterns that early scientists studying them believed each snowflake had a soul (and this was coming from folks who weren't Animistic in the least). These types of snow crystals sometimes stick together as they fall forming snow flakes which look sort of fluffy.
Then there are snow crystals that are needle-shaped. When those fall, plus a bit of wind, they're the type that can really sting your bare skin. Then there's hexagonal columns which are similar, but not usually as sharp and pointy. Some of this type form little caps on the end in which case they're called capped columns. The last couple types don't look precisely geometric. My favorite of the two is graupel, which forms when a hexagonal/stellar plate collects more moisture as it falls. The end result looks something like a tiny puff ball. The last type is just an irregular snow crystal which could take any sort of odd shape.
Once it's actually on the ground... sometimes you get snowcover that blows around easily. Other times it is wet and very heavy. As it melts you get slush... where the water to ice ratio is increasing. I don't know quite as much about types of snow cover though. Someone who skis might know more than I do. Hehe.
So, it's no wonder why the Inuit had so many names for snow. It really has quite a variety to it. We have the names too, you just have to dig into the scientific literature. Heck, until I bothered to study snow, even growing up with it my whole life I was ignorant of its wonderous complexity. Snow is like Gaia's artwork in a way. Endless variety of forms!
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:43 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:36 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:46 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:10 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:49 am
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