1) Arctic geography terminology
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Sastrugi, or zastrugi, are sharp irregular grooves or ridges formed on a snow surface by wind erosion, saltation of snow particles, and deposition, and found in polar and temperate snow regions. They differ from sand dunes in that the ridges are markedly parallel to the prevailing winds. Smaller irregularities of this type are known as ripples (sm...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sastrugi
• Incorrect, but common, var. of Zastrugi.
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http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sastrugi/
(from the article `glacier`) ...wind, or very hard packed and rough when high winds occur during or after snowfall. Two features are prominent: snow dunes are depositional ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/33
Sas·tru'gi Incorrect, but common, var. of
Zastrugi .
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/18
complex, fragile shapes of snow on top of sea ice that resemble sand dunes; they form parallel to the prevailing wind direction; sastrugi can also form on snow cover over land. Sastrugi at South Pole Station, Antarctica. (Photo courtesy of Fred Walton, NOAA Corps Collection.)
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https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glossary?page=21
Also spelled zastrugi, this is a wind-sculpted snow formation with irregular grooves and/or ridges.
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https://snowslang.com/glossary/
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