65th EASTERN SNOW CONFERENCE Fairlee (Lake Morey)‚ Vermont‚ USA 2008 Evaluation of Pixelbase and Subpixel Methods for Snow Cover Studying in Regional Scale SEPIDEH DADASHI‚ 1 ALI-AKBAR MATKAN‚ 2 PARVIZ ZIAIIAN‚ 3 AND DAVOOD ASHORLO 4 ABSTRACT Monitoring snow cover changes are important to water resource researches because it supplies electricity and freshwater. Although operational snow cover mapping by optical sensors has been used for more than 4 decades in the world but In Iran‚ traditional
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Winter is a weather reality for most of us who live in North America. While the extremes and severity of said weather vary‚ depending on the latitudinal coordinate where you reside‚ it amazes me how much more people complain these days about the cold‚ snow and even road conditions. Maybe this form of amnesia about the verisimilitude of winter’s ways is tied to our hubris‚ born from the post-modern belief that technology trumps everything else‚ including weather. It might also be fueled by local media
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Snow‚ a rarity in Globe Arizona‚ comes once or twice a year and quickly disappears leaving only the memories that are enjoyed during its presence: the occasional snow day for the local schools‚ sledding‚ Snowmen (if that much snow falls)‚ or may be a snow ball fight. The freezing temperature of 26 degrees briefly dismisses the fact that we are in the middle of a desert that has 109 degree days in July. It’s almost as if the entire town slows down for the day‚ taking pleasure in the freshly fallen
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Why does snow melt in the sun at temperatures below freezing? The rate of snow melt is dependent on energy availability‚ which is mostly in the form of radiation. Cold snowpacks have a negative energy balance‚ but warming causes the snowpack to become isothermal and additional energy results in positive energy balance and melt. Daily snow melt in forested areas is considerably less than melt in open areas‚ as forests protect the snow cover from solar radiation and wind. Canopy warming can increase
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dissolve into the snow. Square windows looked out from white walls as if they watched the students. Most students walked home in groups‚ as it was much more fun than walking home alone. But some preferred to walk in pairs of two people or more. Alex and Marina went home by themselves. It was probably because no one lived close to them‚ or maybe because no one wanted to walk with them. "Hey‚" said Alex smiling. It was really hard to smile. It was freezing. It was probably - 15ºC. Snow was coming into
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Composition ENG 121 14 May 2013 Narrative Essay #1 I awaken‚ my feet cold under the sheets . The room is strangely quiet as I slip out of bed and realize the sea of white snow. I hurry to get dressed and start bolting for the back door of our beautiful‚ city home in Tualatin. Today I will walk through my snow-covered yard as if I am swimming through the ocean.I stopped at the door that faced Nelson Street aligned with beautiful fall colored trees‚ silently watching the snowfall. The tiny
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be in such a lonely and ostracized state. That’s why everyone strives to conceal each troublesome and embarrassing problem in their lives‚ appearing to the world as a worry-free‚ cheerful‚ and enthusiastic person. In the short story “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolf this act of concealing a person’s inner and true self in order to avoid judgment occurs amongst the main characters. There are three men who go on a hunting trip: Kenney‚ Frank‚ and Tub. As they find themselves unable to find deer
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How to Build a Snow Fort Building a snow fort is one of the best parts of winter. If you’re a child‚ you’ll love the fact that the fort can shield you from your playmates’ snowballs and prevent you from getting drenched in snow. If you’re a parent‚ you’ll appreciate the fact that snow forts — along with snowball fights — give you the chance to play around with your kids and build wonderful memories with them. But‚ if you’re planning to construct a snow fort this winter‚ don’t just get out and
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snowflake. That mound of snow off to the side of the road‚ filled with billions of little snowflakes‚ each different. Every snowflake is diverse‚ none being the same. Once a snowflake has melted‚ there will never be that exact same snowflake again. No duplicate snowflake will fall from the sky for the rest of eternity. The snow that falls on a sleepy town overnight is fun and beautiful‚ but it is also magical and special. The snow that blankets a town is not the same as the snow the covers any other
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The Snow Goose Frith: I skipped along the cobblestone path‚ the smooth glistening rocks forming a pathway among the menagerie of white houses lined with red brick roofing. My feet carried me onto the crackly grass that was being suffocated by the thin layer of ice. The sky was overcast. I walked to the mucky mossy seawall and clambered upon it. I watched intently as the harsh dreary ocean licked at the wall‚ leaving behind a trail of dribble that would eventually retreat back to the mouth that
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