Physical Properties of Snow
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چکیده
As demonstrated in the previous chapter, snow interacts strongly with the global climate system, both influencing and forming as a result of this system. The following chapters discuss the interaction of snow with the chemical and biological systems. This chapter discusses the physical properties of snow as the habitat and regulator of the snow ecosystem. In this sense, the physical snow cover may be perceived not only as the medium but also as the mediator of the snow ecosystem that transmits and modifies interactions between microorganisms, plants, animals, nutrients, atmosphere, and soil. The role of snow as a habitat for life is discussed by Hoham and Duval (Chapter 4) and Aitchison (Chapter 5). Snow cover mediates the snow ecosystem because it functions as an:
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