Snow Cover Distribution
Three Spatial Scales
- Macroscale
- Areas up to 106 km2
- Characteristic Distances of 10-1000 km
- Dynamic meteorologic effects are important
- Mesoscale
- Characteristic Distances of 100 m to 10 km
- Redistribution of snow along relief features due to wind
- Deposition and accumulation of snow may be related to terrain variables and to vegetation cover
- Microscale
- Characteristic Distances of 10 to 100 m
- Differences in accumulation result from variations in air flow patterns and transport