Energy Exchange | Modulate heat flux Temperature wave Substance penetration |
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now blankets help to keep Mother Nature warm during winter. Snow and ice act as insulators decoupling the surface-atmosphere interface relative to both heat and moisture flux. Loose snow insulates almost as well as fiberglass insulation, therefore cold air temperatures do not reach the underlying ground. Seasonal transformations provide cerebral significance and visual pleasure.
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.” - Stanley Horowitz
