foam crust

From Glossary of Meteorology
A snow surface feature that looks like small overlapping waves, like sea foam on a beach.

Foam crust occurs during the ablation of the snow surface and may further develop into a more pronounced wedge-shaped form known as plowshares.

A snow surface feature that looks like small overlapping waves, like sea foam on a beach.

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