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So there are currently no instructions on how to calculate this type of stuff so I decided to find a way for it on my own.
Conditions of a snow storm
To begin with these sotms can be caused by only one type of clouds - cumulonimbus clouds. Such clouds have an average thickness of 8000 m and hover at an altitude of 200 to 4000 m so the average is 2100 m. Usually during a snow storm the temperature above ground is at least 0┬░C but clouds are different, in order for snow to form they need to drop to anywhere form -15┬░C to -40┬░C. The average temperature of the atmosphere is 15┬░C and the specific heat of air is 1.006 kJ/kg┬░K. The density of surface air is 1.225 kg/m^3 decreasing with altitude and the density of clouds is 1.003 kg/m^3.
Blizzards: Essentially the same thing but with surface air temperature of -12┬░C, severe winds of at least 56 km/h, terrible visibility and moderate to strong instability.
Conditions of a snow storm
To begin with these sotms can be caused by only one type of clouds - cumulonimbus clouds. Such clouds have an average thickness of 8000 m and hover at an altitude of 200 to 4000 m so the average is 2100 m. Usually during a snow storm the temperature above ground is at least 0┬░C but clouds are different, in order for snow to form they need to drop to anywhere form -15┬░C to -40┬░C. The average temperature of the atmosphere is 15┬░C and the specific heat of air is 1.006 kJ/kg┬░K. The density of surface air is 1.225 kg/m^3 decreasing with altitude and the density of clouds is 1.003 kg/m^3.
Blizzards: Essentially the same thing but with surface air temperature of -12┬░C, severe winds of at least 56 km/h, terrible visibility and moderate to strong instability.