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When the water content of snow falls below about 8% grain growth occurs by vapour flux of the air in the pores. The resulting growth of ice grains is very slow. In general, growth in wet snow speeds up with increasing water content (D. McClung and P. Schaerer1993).
From: ice in A Dictionary of Geography »
Subjects: Science and technology — Earth Sciences and Geography
