That's absolutely correct, Bob. :-) Then add abrasion by wind inside the clouds, and temperature gradients in the air column through which the crystals travel before they reach the ground, and you end up with a rather complex picture. I think the big variation between years over here is an indication that the Oslo and Michigan sky conditions are quite different, but I couldn't say exactly how.
Jostein 2009/2/23 Bob Sullivan <[email protected]>: > Jostein, > I read somewhere that the temperature plays a big part in what kind of > flakes are made. > And that's over a very limited range - maybe 15 degrees F. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 2:44 AM, AlunFoto <[email protected]> wrote: >> 2009/2/22 Bob Sullivan <[email protected]>: >>> Jostein, >>> Very nice collection. They look a bit more rounded than Mark C's. >>> Perhaps the snow is a bit different over by you. >>> Regards, Bob S. >> >> Climate is certainly different. Hard to say how it influences the >> crystal. It might as well be down to differences in technique; that I >> accidentally heat my crystals a little bit in the handling, for >> example. >> >> What I know for sure is that Mark gets a new collection of nice >> crystals every year. Over here, the winters ar much more variable. >> This year has been quite good; the last good year was 2006. >> >> Jostein >> >> -- >> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
