Meaning Water equivalent
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The liquid content of solid precipitation that has accumulated on the ground (snow depth). The accumulation may consist of snow, ice formed by freezing precipitation, freezing liquid precipitation, or [..]
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The depth of water that would result from the melting of a snow sample. Typically about 10 inches of snow will melt to 1 inch of water, producing a water equivalent of 10 to 1.
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The depth of water that would result from the melting of the snowpack or of a snow sample. Thus, the water equivalent of a new snowfall is the same as the amount of precipitation represented by that s [..]
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Water equivalent


The liquid content of solid precipitation that has accumulated on the ground (snow depth). The accumulation may consist of snow, ice formed by freezing precipitation, freezing liquid precipitation, or ice formed by the refreezing of melted snow.
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Water equivalent


The depth of water that would result from the melting of snow or ice.
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Water equivalent


The liquid content of solid precipitation that has accumulated on the ground (snow depth). The accumulation may consist of snow, ice formed by freezing precipitation, freezing liquid precipitation, or ice formed by the refreezing of melted snow.
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Water equivalent


The liquid content of solid precipitation that has accumulated on the ground (snow depth). The accumulation may consist of snow, ice formed by freezing precipitation, freezing liquid precipitation, or [..]
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Water equivalent


The amount of water, in inches, obtained by melting a snow sample
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