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Term: Blowing snow
Definition: Snow entrained, suspended and transported by the wind at heights greater than 2 m above the surface. The height of 2 m is a convenient separator between blowing snow, which reduces horizontal visibility significantly, and drifting snow.
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Term: Blowing snow
Definition: Snow particles violently stirred up by wind to sufficient heights above the ground to reduce visibility to 10 km or less.
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Term: Blowing snow
Definition: An ensemble of snow particles raised by the wind to moderate or great heights above the ground; the horizontal visibility at eye level is generally very poor.
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Term: Blowing snow
Definition: Blowing snow is wind-driven snow that reduces surface visibility. Blowing snow can be falling snow or snow that has already accumulated but is picked up and blown by strong winds. Blowing snow is usually accompanied by drifting snow.
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Term: Blowing snow
Definition: Snow lifted from the earth's surface by the wind to a height of 2 metres or more.
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Term: Blowing snow
Definition: An ensemble of snow particles raised by the wind to moderate or great heights above the ground. The horizontal visibility at eye level is generally very poor (cf. Drifting snow).
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