Saltation

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Term: Saltation
Definition: Saltation is the mechanism by which snow particles are eroded from or deposited onto the snow surface and transported by the wind near to the surface. The process involves particles bouncing downstream and shattering new particles from the snow surface (King et al., 2008).  IACSSnow 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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