The Emergence Machine

Snowline

physical · Geography · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

The elevation above which snow persists year-round, varying with latitude and season, as snow forms when cold temperatures cause water vapor in clouds to condense and freeze, resulting in delicate ice crystals that fall to the ground, and this process is influenced by the spatial relationships and patterns of more/less/equal that define elevation and the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees from 0 at the equator to 90 at the poles.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “snowline” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
snowline
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0HazeSnowlineParticleLatitudeServingDegreeFoodLightIceSnowAngleAnimalElevationAirBuildingCell… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Elevation L3 (requires)
    The elevation above which snow persists year-round, varying with latitude and season.
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept
  • Snow L5 (requires) Meteorology sense
    The elevation above which snow persists year-round, varying with latitude and season.
  • Latitude L7 (requires)
    The elevation above which snow persists year-round, varying with latitude and season.