Snow eater

From Glossary of Meteorology



snow eater

  1. Any warm wind blowing over a snow surface; usually applied to a foehn wind, that is, schneefresser.


    See also chinook.

  2. A fog over a snow surface; so called because of the frequently observed rapidity with which a snow cover disappears after a fog sets in.

    As water vapor from the air condenses on the snow, the latent heat of condensation causes the snow to become warmer and melt faster.


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