Sentence examples for compact snow from inspiring English sources
The lane in this section was covered with compact snow.
The lane surfaces in this section were covered with compact snow.
The South Pole station has no tarmac, so the planes must land in the dark on compact snow.
Because the section with compact snow wore inconsistently, the results include more variance than those for the icy surface, but we consider that the results for the compact snow surface correspond relatively well to those obtained for icy surfaces.
Each test lane included sections of ice and compact snow with subsections for constant speed, braking and acceleration.
At the end of the test the compact snow had worn away entirely in several places (Fig. 5).
FIRN is the name given by glaciologists to the partly compacted snow which lies, sometimes hundreds of metres thick, on top of glaciers, ice shelves and ice sheets.
Professor Zarnecki said the probe landed on a surface that appears to have the consistency of soft-to-medium compacted snow.
Ground camps enable researchers to make accurate recordings and ensure that CryoSat's radar is reflecting off the ice itself, not just compacted snow.
His preparations extend to the ramp itself, called a kicker and made by compacting snow into a huge block and then shaping it to the curve decreed by the sport's governing body, the International Ski Federation.
The wind also compacts snow, increasing its density, thus enabling animals to move more easily over its surface while hampering their ability to dig through to find food below.
