Formation of snow crystals in the mountains and in the laboratory in Japan
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Title | Formation of snow crystals in the mountains and in the laboratory in Japan |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1940 |
Authors | Nakaya, U. |
Conference Name | 8th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 8th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Date Published | January 1940 |
Publisher | American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I-B: |
Conference Location | Stanford, California |
Keywords | Snow crystals |
Abstract | Snow flake crystallization is studied and classified with respect to the climatology of the various zones of the atmosphere through which they pass in reaching the earth’s surface. The procedures used in handling these fragile crystals are described. Temperature, water vapor and atmospheric conditions create different crystal types. A duplication of natures process is constructed in the laboratory in northern Japan where natural and synthetic crystals are photographed. By a study of snow crystals the character of the upper air can be predicted. A time lapse picture showing in color, the process of snow crystal formation, was shown in beautiful color by microphotography. |