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Term: Ripe
Definition: Descriptive of snow that is in a condition to discharge meltwater. Ripe snow usually has a coarse crystalline structure, a snow density near 0.5 kg m-3, and a temperature near 0C.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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