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Measuring snow

NIWA’s Christian Zammit measures snow depth in Christchurch.

NIWA’s Christian Zammit measures snow depth in Christchurch. The difference between wet and dry snow for a given depth can be as much as 500 kg per cubic metre.

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Rights: Nelson Boustead, NIWA
Published: 17 July 2019Size: 594.96 KB
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