Snow blink

From Glossary of Meteorology



snow blink

(Also called snow sky.) A relatively bright region on the underside of clouds produced by the reflection of light by snow.

This term is used in polar regions where it contributes to the sky map; snow blink is brighter than ice blink, or reflection of light by land or water.


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