Snow grains

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Term: Snow grains
Definition: Precipitation in the form of very small, white opaque ice particles; they resemble snow pellets but are more flattened and elongated, with a diameter less than 1 mm; the solid equivalent of drizzle.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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