| 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. CanadaNCA
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. NSIDCCryosphere 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. NOAA-NWS 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. IHPGlacierMassBalance Snow lifted from the earth's surface by the wind to a height of 2 metres or more. ECCCanada 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). SPRI GCW |