Water equivalent

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Term: Water equivalent
Definition: The depth of water that would result from the melting of the snowpack or of a snow sample. Thus, the water equivalent of a new snowfall is the same as the amount of precipitation represented by that snowfall.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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