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Paper Snowflake's Family Tree Chart Designed by Japanese Scientists Magono and Lee

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Magono & Lee Classification of Snow Crystals Page 8

Magono and Lee Developed their Comprehensive Snow Crystal Chart in 1966

These two snow scientists conducted extensive field work on weather conditions, moisture, temperature, etc., that affect snow crystal formation.

Their article "Meteorological Classification of Natural Snow Crystals," appeared in the Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Japan.

Magono & Lee classification of snow crystals includes 80 different snow crystal types arranged into a comprehensive scheme that provides a numbering and lettering system to categorized snow crystals according to shape and structure.

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R4b Lump graupel
R4b Lump graupel
P7a Radiating assemblage of plates
P7a Radiating assemblage of plates
S3 Combination of side planes, bullets, and columns
S3 Combination of side planes, bullets, and columns
R4c Conelike graupel
R4c Conelike graupel
P7b Radiating assemblage of dendrites
P7b Radiating assemblage of dendrites
R1a Rimed needle crystal
R1a Rimed needle crystal