Drifting Snow

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drifting snow [′drif·tiŋ ′snō]

(meteorology)

Wind-driven snow raised from the surface of the earth to a height of less than 6 feet (1.8 meters).

Drifting Snow

(in Russian, pozemok), wind-driven movement of snow immediately above the surface of a snow cover when no snow is falling. Drifting snow usually occurs in freezing weather, when dry snow crystals slide easily over the surface of frozen soil or a snow cover; wind velocities are usually more than 5 m/sec.

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