In the Df and Dw climates, winter precipitation mainly originates from ________.
A) midlatitude cyclones
B) orographic influences
C) large thunderstorms
D) the intertropical convergence
E) subtropical highs
Question 2
In subarctic (Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd) climates, which of the following explains the presence of a continuous, thin snow cover for many months of the year?
A) High snowfall totals
B) Long summers
C) Geothermal energy from within the Earth
D) Low evapotranspiration rates
E) Above-freezing temperatures in the winter
A bull elk in spring, shedding its winter coat and with its antlers covered in velvet
Utagawa Hiroshige, Hamamatsu: Winter Scene, plate 30 from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, ...
If enough vapor is added to the air to saturate it, a precipitation fog forms beneath the cloud
Distribution and Forms of Precipitation: Snow
Distribution and Forms of Precipitation: Graupel and Hail
Humid Middle-Latitude Climates with Mild Winters (C)