“Sun Spirals” on Melting Snow
Abstract The light oblong elements like blades of grass and wooden sticks resting on the surface of melting snow change their position and arrangement (direction). They turn under the direct influence of the varying angle of the Sun’s rays due to the movement of the Sun. Turning of the elements give...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1984
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000008571 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000008571 |
| Summary: | Abstract The light oblong elements like blades of grass and wooden sticks resting on the surface of melting snow change their position and arrangement (direction). They turn under the direct influence of the varying angle of the Sun’s rays due to the movement of the Sun. Turning of the elements gives a circular form of arrangement that has been termed ablation “sun spirals”. |
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