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雪是降水形式的一种,是从云中降落的水的结晶状固体冰(常以雪花的形式存在)。因为雪是由小的冰颗粒物构成,所以是一种颗粒材料。它的结构开放,因此显得柔软。雪花有多种的形式和大小。球状降雪是由于在降落过程中雪被融化后又重新冻结,此类降雪有冰雹、冰丸、米雪。
雪降落的过程被称为下雪或降雪。降雪一般形成于被称为温带气旋的一种低气压系统周围的空气向上运动的区域中。雪可能会在那些伴随着暖锋的天气系统里向极地方向降落,降雪发生在这些系统的逗号头型降水模式(在温带气旋的西面和向极的区域附近的逗号形状的云和降水模式)中。在有相对较暖的水体存在的地方(比如从湖泊中蒸发的水汽),大湖效应降雪变得重要,一般发生在暖湖的下风向,在温带气旋的背后的寒冷的气旋气流中。湖效应降雪在局部地区可能会非常大。雷打雪可能会发生在气旋的逗号头里和湖效应降水带里。在山区,上坡气流在上升过程中在山坡的迎风面达到极限,如果这时空气够冷的话,有可能会有大雪发生。降雪量以及对应的雪水当量降水量是由多种雨量计测量得到的。
形成
- 大气中的水蒸汽直接凝华或水滴直接凝固而成,就是雪。也可说是云中的温度过低,小水滴结成冰晶,落到地面仍然是雪花时,就是下雪了。冰融化时会吸热,所以地面气温会比下雪时低。
条件
- 大气中需含有较冷的冰晶核。
- 充分的水汽。
- 0℃(冰点)以下。如该冷空气相当强烈,并带着湿气,1℃至10℃的气温同样可以降雪。
能降雪的地方
气候区属中纬度至高纬度(即大约于南回归线以南/北回归线以北地区)的地方就会有降雪的机会,如果于低纬度地方中有些地势高于海拔2000米的高山或高原也有同样的机会。
海洋气流也能间接影响该区下雪的机会率,如果在高纬度地区一带有较多暖流支配,会减低该区下雪的机会(例如日本本州至九州一带)。
雪花
雪花是在云内由微小的冰晶互撞黏在一起后形成丰富多样的形状。没有两个雪花是完全相同的,但雪花仍然谨守着最初的冰晶基本的六角形对称标准结构。透过显微镜可以看见雪花错综复杂的构造大多都是六角形的,而雪花的中心一定呈现出对称的六角形,它之所以有这样的形状,是因为它要在平面上以最有效率的方式布置,它是结晶学的研究对象之一。
天气非常寒冷时,冰晶不易黏在一起,雪呈细粉状的小雪珠。雪珠是云中温度低于摄氏零度的许多小云滴在冰晶上互相碰撞凝结而成,仔细观察雪珠的形状,可以看出小雪珠是由许多细白的冰粒聚集而成的。当冷空气逐渐向前推移,上升气流减弱,云中水汽直接在冰晶上凝结成较大的形态,此即我们所见到的雪花。如果温度接近冰点,则会落下湿雪,形成较大的雪花,特别是无风的时候。大型的星形雪花直径可达5到7公分。多数的雪花在落下地面的途中会融化成雨,只有当接近地面的空气够冷,才能让雪花落到地面成雪。
纪录
世界最高的季节降雪量有2,896 cm(1,140英寸),是于1998-1999降雪季节在美国华盛顿州贝灵厄姆附近的贝克山滑雪场处测得。[1]此前的记录为2,850 cm(1,120英寸),是于1971-1972降雪季节在美国华盛顿州的瑞尼尔山测得。[2]
世界最高年平均降雪量有1,764 cm(694英寸),[3]是于1981-2010年间在日本青森县的酸汤温泉处测得。
北美最高的年降雪量为1,630 cm(641英寸),[4]是在美国华盛顿州的瑞尼尔山测得。
世界最深的雪深有1,182 cm(465英寸),是于1927年2月14日在日本伊吹山的高度为1,200米(3,900 ft)处的山坡上测得。[5]
北美最高的雪深为1,150 cm(451英寸),是于1911年3月在美国加州塔马拉克2,100米(7,000 ft)高度处测得。[5]
世界上人口超过百万的大城市中降雪最多的城市是日本的札幌市,年平均降雪为595 cm(234英寸)。
雪的融化
当有能量输入的时候,积雪会由固态转变为其他形态。使积雪融化的能量可能来自下列途径:辐射(太阳发出的短波辐射或者长波热辐射)、热传导(当气温高于0℃时),或者通过落入积雪的,温度超过0℃的雨滴。积雪的融化速度,不仅取决于所输入的能量的多少,也取决于当时的气温和湿度。具体说来,空气越干燥,积雪融化的速度越慢,因为此时雪更容易升华——即固体不经由液体,直接转变为气体的过程——而升华需要较多的能量,这使得周围的积雪被冷却,从而减缓了融化的速度。
通过“湿球温度”和“露点温度”,我们可以界定积雪融化过程的三个状态。“湿球温度”指的是从干湿计的湿球温度计上读出的温度,该温度始终低于大气温度——即使大气相对湿度为100%的时候也不例外。而“露点温度”指的是,空气中所含的气态水达到饱和,从而凝结成液态水所需要的温度。露点温度又总是低于湿球温度。
- 当湿球温度低于0℃的时候,积雪升华。这个过程十分缓慢,而此时积雪也保持干燥。在相对湿度小于20%的时候,升华甚至可以在7℃的气温下进行。
- 当湿球温度高于0℃,而露点温度低于0℃的时候,积雪熔解。这时,固态的雪既转化为气态,同时又转化为液态。
- 当露点温度也高于0℃的时候,积雪会融解,也就是说,积雪只从固态转变为液态。这时积雪融化的速度最快。
举例来说,在相对湿度为50%的时候,当气温低于3.5℃时,积雪升华;当气温介于3.5-10℃之间时,积雪熔解;当气温高于10℃,则积雪融解。
雪对人类社会的影响
Substantial snowfall can disrupt public infrastructure and services, slowing human activity even in regions that are accustomed to such weather. Air and ground transport may be greatly inhibited or shut down entirely. Populations living in snow-prone areas have developed various ways to travel across the snow, such as skis, snowshoes, and sleds pulled by horses, dogs, or other animals and later, snowmobiles. Basic utilities such as electricity, telephone lines, and gas supply can also fail. In addition, snow can make roads much harder to travel and vehicles attempting to use them can easily become stuck.[6] Snowfall can have a small negative effect on yearly yield from solar photovoltaic systems.[7]
The combined effects can lead to a "snow day" on which gatherings such as school or work are officially canceled. In areas that normally have very little or no snow, a snow day may occur when there is only light accumulation or even the threat of snowfall, since those areas are unprepared to handle any amount of snow. In some areas, such as some states in the United States, schools are given a yearly quota of snow days (or "calamity days"). Once the quota is exceeded, the snow days must be made up.[8][9][10] In other states, all snow days must be made up.[11] For example, schools may extend the remaining school days later into the afternoon, shorten spring break, or delay the start of summer vacation.
Accumulated snow is removed to make travel easier and safer, and to decrease the long-term impact of a heavy snowfall. This process utilizes shovels, snowplows and snow blowers and is often assisted by sprinkling salt or other chloride-based chemicals, which reduce the melting temperature of snow.[12] In some areas with abundant snowfall, such as Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, people harvest snow and store it surrounded by insulation in ice houses. This allows the snow to be used through the summer for refrigeration and air conditioning, which requires far less electricity than traditional cooling methods.[13]
Agriculture
Snowfall can be beneficial to agriculture by serving as a thermal insulator, conserving the heat of the Earth and protecting crops from subfreezing weather. Some agricultural areas depend on an accumulation of snow during winter that will melt gradually in spring, providing water for crop growth. If it melts into water and refreezes upon sensitive crops, such as oranges, the resulting ice will protect the fruit from exposure to lower temperatures.[14]
娱乐
此条目论述以部分区域为主,未必有普世通用的观点。 (2013年8月1日) |
有很多种冬季运动和娱乐方式都依赖于雪,比如滑雪[15]、单板滑雪[16]、雪地摩托[17]、踏雪健行、滚雪球,堆雪人、打雪仗等。Where snow is scarce but the temperature is low enough, snow cannons may be used to produce an adequate amount for such sports.[18] Children and adults can play on a sled or ride in a sleigh. Although a person's footsteps remain a visible lifeline within a snow-covered landscape, snow cover is considered a general danger to hiking since the snow obscures landmarks and makes the landscape itself appear uniform.[19]
One of the recognizable recreational uses of snow is in building snowmen. A snowman is created by making a man shaped figure out of snow – often using a large, shaped snowball for the body and a smaller snowball for the head which is often decorated with simple household items – traditionally including a carrot for a nose, and coal for eyes, nose and mouth; occasionally including old clothes such as a top hat or scarf.
Snow can be used to make snow cones, also known as snowballs, which are usually eaten in the summer months[来源请求].[20] Flat areas of snow can be used to make snow angels, a popular pastime for children.
雪还可以被用于雪雕,是在严寒国家盛行的户外艺术之一。雪雕主要就是将雪当做塑形的材料,把它捏成固定的形状,再组合起来并修整细节,跟沙雕的原理颇为相近。很多寒冷地区城市都会在冬季举办冰雪节,雪雕和冰雕都是冰雪节的重要组成部分。比如在中国东北地区是雪雕艺术最发达的地区,特别是哈尔滨市太阳岛风景区每年都会举办规模盛大的雪雕艺术博览会。
Snow can be used to alter the format of outdoor games such as Capture the flag,[21] or for snowball fights. The world's biggest snowcastle, the SnowCastle of Kemi, is built in Kemi, Finland every winter.[22] Since 1928 Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan has held an annual Winter Carnival in mid-February, during which a large Snow Sculpture Contest takes place between various clubs, fraternities, and organizations in the community and the university. Each year there is a central theme, and prizes are awarded based on creativity.[23] Snowball softball tournaments are held in snowy areas, usually using a bright orange softball for visibility, and burlap sacks filled with snow for the bases.[24]
雪文化
- 雪与冰在中国文化内象征纯洁,如成语“冰清玉洁”。
- 威尔逊·班特利是第一位的雪花拍摄者。
- 开普勒曾写过一本研究雪花结构的书,叫《六角的雪花》(De Nive Sexangula)。
- 科赫曲线形状很像雪花。
- 雪无月为使用糖,酒,茶,咖啡及谷物五种材料制成,是一种口感介于冰淇淋与雪酪之间的甜点。
雪害
地外行星的雪
已知在火星的高纬度地区有很少量的雪。[25]在土星的卫星土卫六上,有可能存在一种由碳氢化合物构成的“雪”。[26]
虽然在金星上几乎没有水,但也存在一种与雪非常类似的自然现象。麦哲伦号探测器在金星最高的山峰上拍到了高反射的物质,它和地球上的雪非常类似。这种物质的形成过程可能与雪的形成类似,但要求的温度很高。因为其高挥发性,它不能在地表凝结,因此成为气体上升到较冷的高地,然后在那里凝结并降落。这种物质的成分还不能确定,有可能是元素碲或硫化铅(方铅矿)。[27]
参看
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Ohio school districts can use five calamity days before they must start adding extra days to the school calendar.
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