| αΜ»ΜκΚͺή Meteorological classification of
snow crystals (Magono and Lee, 1966) |
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Needle crystal |
1. PΘιj |
Simple needle |
a. Pj |
a. Elementary needle |
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b. ©σj |
b. Bundle of
elementary needles |
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c. Pβ |
c. Elementary sheath |
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d. ©σβ |
d. Bundle of
elementary sheaths |
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e. jσp |
e. Long solid column |
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2. jσ»gΉ |
Combination of |
a. jgΉ |
a. Combination of
needles |
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needle crystals |
b. βgΉ |
b. Combination of
sheaths |
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c. jσpgΉ |
c. Combination of long solid columns |
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| C pσ» |
Columnar crystal |
1. PΘιp |
Simple column |
a. s~bh |
a. Pyramid |
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b. u |
b. Cup |
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c. ³CCe |
c. Solid bullet |
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d. σCe |
d. Hollow bullet |
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e. ³Cp |
e. Solid column |
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f. σp |
f. Hollow column |
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g. ³CϊΒ |
g. Solid thick plate |
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h. [» |
h. Thick plate of
skelton form |
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i. Qͺ |
i. Scroll |
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2. pgΉ |
Combination of columns |
a. CeW |
a. Combination of
bullets |
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b. pW |
b. Combination of
columns |
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| P Βσ» |
Plane crystal |
1. ³KZΤ |
Regular
crystal |
a. pΒ |
a. Hexagonal plate |
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developed in one plane |
b. ξ` |
b. Crystal with sectorlike branches |
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c. LZΤ |
c. Crystal with broad
branches |
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d. ―σZΤ |
d. Stellar crystal |
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e. ΚχZ |
e. Ordinary dendritic
crystal |
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f. rσZΤ |
f. Fernlike crystal |
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2. ΟJZΤ |
Plane crystal with |
a. pΒtZΤ |
a. Stellar crystal with
plates at ends |
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extensions of different |
b. ξ`tZΤ |
b. Stellar crystal with
sectorlike ends |
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form |
c. pΒtχZ |
c. Dendritic crystal with
plates at ends |
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d. ξ`tχ} |
d. Dendritic crystal with
sectorlike ends |
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e. }tpΒ |
e. Plate with simple extensions |
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f. ξ`tpΒ |
f. Plate with sectorlike
extensions |
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g. χ}tpΒ |
g. Plate with dendritic
extensions |
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3. sK₯ZΤ |
Crystal with irregular |
a. ρΤ |
a. Two-branched crystal |
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number of branches |
b. OΤ |
b. Three-branched
crystal |
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c. lΤ |
c. Four-branched
crystal |
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4. \ρΤ |
Crystal with 12 branches |
a. L\ρΤ |
a. Broad branch crystal with 12 branches |
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b. χ}\ρΤ |
b. Dendritic crystal with 12 branches |
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5. ο` |
Malformed crystal |
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Many varieties |
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6. §Μ^ |
Spatial assemblage of |
a. §Μξ`tpΒ |
a. Plate with spatial
plates |
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plane branches |
b. §Μχ}tpΒ |
b. Plate with spatial
dendrites |
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c. §Μξ`tχ} |
c. Stellar
crystal with spatial plates |
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d. §Μχ}tχ} |
d. Stellar
crystal with spatial dendrites |
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7. ϊΛ^ |
Radiating assemblage of |
a. ϊΛpΒ |
a. Radiating assemblage of
plates |
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plane branches |
b. ϊΛχ} |
b. Radiating assemblage of dendrites |
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| CP pEΒσgΉ |
Combination of |
1. Ϋ^» |
Column with plane |
a. pΒtp |
a. Column with plates |
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column and plane |
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crystals at both ends |
b. χ}tp |
b. Column with
dendrites |
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crystals |
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c. iXΫ |
c. Multiple capped
column |
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2. CeEΒσgΉ |
Bullet with plane
crystals |
a. pΒtCe |
a. Bullet with plates |
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b. χ}tCe |
b. Bullet with
dendrites |
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3. » |
Plane crystal with
spatial |
a. jtZΤ |
a. Stellar crystal
with needles |
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extensions at ends |
b. ptZΤ |
b. Stellar crystal
with columns |
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c. QͺtZΤ |
c. Stellar
crystal with scrolls at ends |
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d. QͺtpΒ |
d. Plate with scrolls
at ends |
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| S €Κ» |
Columnar crystal |
1. €Κ» |
Side planes |
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with extended side |
2. Ψ^€Κ» |
Scalelike side planes |
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planes |
3. €ΚCCeCp |
Combination of side
planes, |
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bullets and columns |
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| R _±t» |
Rimed crystal |
1. _±t» |
Rimed crystal |
a. _±tjσ» |
a. Rimed needle crystal |
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(crystal with cloud |
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b. _±tpσ» |
b. Rimed columnar
crystal |
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droplets attached) |
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c. _±tpΒ |
c. Rimed plate or
sector |
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d. _±tZΤ |
d. Rimed stellar
crystal |
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2. Z§_±t» |
Densely rimed crystal |
a. Z§_±tpΒ |
a. Densely rimed
plate or sector |
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b. Z§_±tZΤ |
b. Densely rimed
stellar crystal |
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c. _±t§ΜZΤ |
c.
Stellar crystal with rimed spatial branches |
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3. θΕσα |
Graupellike snow |
a. ZΤθΕσα |
a. Graupellike
snow of hexagonal type |
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b. ςσθΕσα |
b. Graupellike snow
of lump type |
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c. }σθΕσα |
c.
Graupellike snow with nonrimed extensions |
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4. θΕ |
Graupel |
a. ZΤθΕ |
a. Hexagonal graupel |
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b. ςσθΕ |
b. Lump graupel |
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c. aσθΕ |
c. Conelike graupel |
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| I sθ` |
Irregular snow |
1. X± |
lce particle |
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crystal |
2. _±tα± |
Rimed particle |
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3. »jΠ |
Broken piece from a crystal |
a. }jΠ |
a. Broken branch |
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b. _±tjΠ |
b. Rimed broken branch |
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4. ΄ΜΌ |
Miscellaneous |
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| G ϊX» |
Germ of snow |
1. ¬p |
Minute column |
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crystal (ice crystal) |
2. ϊ[» |
Germ of skelton form |
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3. ¬pΒ |
Minute hexagonal plate |
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4. ¬ZΤ |
Minute stellar crystal |
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5. ¬pΒW |
Minute assemblage of
plates |
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6. ¬sK₯» |
Irregular germ |
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