| Term: | Density of snow |
| Definition: | The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the volume which a given quantity of snow would occupy if it were reduced to water, to the volume of the snow. When a snow sampler is used, it is the ratio expressed as percentage of the scale reading on the sampler to the length of the snow core or sample. |
| Term: | Density of snow |
| Definition: | The ratio of the volume of melted snow to the volume of the original, unmelted snow sample. |