Snow patch

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Snow patch is a geomorphological pattern of snow and firn accumulation which lies on the surface longer time than other seasonal snow cover. There are two types to distinguish; seasonal snow patches and perennial snow patches. Seasonal patches usually melt during the late summer but later than rest of the snow. Perennial snow patches are stable for more than two years and also have bigger influence to surroundings.

Snow patch is a geomorphological pattern of snow and firn accumulation which lies on the surface longer time than other seasonal snow cover.

There are two types to distinguish; seasonal snow patches and perennial snow patches. Seasonal patches usually melt during the late summer but later than rest of the snow.

Perennial snow patches are stable for more than two years and also have bigger influence to surroundings.

[edit] Also See

• Frozen Ground
• Melt Freeze Metamorphism
• Constructive metamorphosis
• Deconstructive metamorphosis
• Cryosphere
• What Affects Frozen Ground
• Climate
• Snow line
• Tree line
• Frost line
• Snow and Weather Glossary
• Snow and Course Preparation
• Seasonally frozen ground
• What Affects Frozen Ground
• What is the Cryosphere
• Seasonally frozen
• Peat
• Alpine climate

[edit] Reference

• Wikipedia Snow patch [1]

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