snow level
snow level noun: the depth of snow accumulated on the ground.
Noun
snow level (plural snow levels)
- The depth of snow accumulated on the ground.
- An avalanche sloughing off a Utah mountainside killed a state Department of Transportation avalanche forecaster while he was surveying snow levels near a popular winter recreation area, authorities reported.2013 April 13, Michael Mello, “Avalanche forecaster killed in Utah avalanche”, in Los Angeles Times
- The altitude, in a mountainous region, above which precipitation falls as snow.
- The snow level, or altitude in the atmosphere where snow melts to rain, is an important variable for hydrometeorological prediction in mountainous watersheds; yet, there is no operational performance measure associated with snow-level forecasts in the United States.2009, Allen B. White et al., “Developing a Performance Measure for Snow-Level Forecasts”, in Journal of Hydrometeorology, volume 11, number 3, →DOI
- Snow levels Sunday and Monday are expected to hover about 6,000 feet before dropping to 5,000 feet midweek.2019 December 20, Hannah Fry, “Rain and snow return to Southern California this weekend. How long will it last?”, in Los Angeles Times
- Synonyms:
- snow line
Synonyms of snow level
Forms of snow level
| plural | snow levels |
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Questions about snow level
- What does snow level mean?
- Snow level means the depth of snow accumulated on the ground.
- What part of speech is snow level?
- Snow level is a noun.
- What is the plural of snow level?
- The plural of snow level is snow levels.
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