Observational evaluation of the snow breeze

Abstract

Aircraft measurements within the lower atmosphere made in the winter of 1988 reveal large temperature reductions over the snow cover relative to the bare ground implying the potential for snow-breeze generation. The aircraft flights were generally made under unfavorable synoptic conditions although in one particular case with a moderate synoptic flow, a snow breeze was clearly identified. A less distinctive snow breeze was indicated in a second case. -from Authors