snowmelt

/snoh-melt/US // ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt //UK // (ˈsnəʊˌmɛlt) //

融雪,融雪剂,融雪量,降雪

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : water from snow that is melting or has melted.
- : the amount of such water.

Intense heat waves in the spring and early summer can accelerate snowmelt, sending icy waters cascading through communities.
Most of the streamflow in the Sierra Nevada region comes directly from snowmelt.
Mount described 2011 as an example of a “really good cold wet year” with rushing snowmelt in June.