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Living Snow Fence Case Study: Mountain Lake, MN
	Introduction   Snowfall Wind Direction   Fetch Distance   Snow Water Equiv.   Snow Transport   Porosity   Attack Angle   Setback   Conclusions   References Prevailing wind direction and the wind direction of greatest potential snow transport are needed to calculate the attack angle later. The first table on the right gives the prevailing wind direction for each of the winter months, and the overall prevailing winter wind direction, 320° or NW. See a degrees vs. cardinal direction table. The second table on the right gives the potential snow transport (Qupot). The direction of greatest snow transport is 320°, or NW. The prevailing wind direction in this case is therefore 320°, or NW.   Prevailing Wind Direction Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Oct - Mar 330 320 320 310 320 330 320 Direction Mountain Lake, MN 10 471 20 45 30 145 40 253 50 109 60 404 70 127 80 145 90 178 100 151 110 244 120 486 130 552 140 920 150 854 160 495 170 763 180 1593 190 2611 200 2009 210 2027 220 1398 230 775 240 371 250 302 260 715 270 721 280 1087 290 5402 300 10415 310 18781 320 26911 330 18895 340 3635 350 1217 360 687 Total = 105892     close this window