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- From: upfv@pool.info.sunyit.edu (Paul Vieira)
- Subject: lake effect snow
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.022856.19931@pool.info.sunyit.edu>
- Sender: (Paul Vieira)
- Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 02:28:56 GMT
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- As a member of the select western New York counties vulnerable to
- Lake Effect, a few questions come to mind regarding its fundamentals.
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- 1. Which element is a greater factor in the intensity of the lake
- effect, wind strength or the delta between the air temperature and
- the lake temperature? If the air is very cold and the wind light,
- will it yield as much activity as moderate temperature drop and
- very heavy wind?
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- 2. Here in Rome/Utica area, when conditions favor lake effect we are more apt
- to get accumulating snow in the evening hours. Does the sun influence
- the effect during the day, perhaps by "burning off" moisture?
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- 3. Finally, this is a general question about wind. Why does wind tend to
- subside in the evening?
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- Appreciate any response.
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