Snowflake photographs in The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Snowflake and Ice Crystal Links for Children Page 1

Fantastic High Resolution Snowflake Images photographed by Wilson Snowflake Bentley

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a very large collection of Snowflake photographs.

Many of the snowflake designsin Paper Snowflake Patterns for Children were created using these images!

Wilson Bentley, the Snowflake Man, published his "Studies among the Snow Crystals" in 1902

These links below point directly to the large Snow Crystal photos from the "Studies among the Snow Crystals" 1902 publication

High Resolution Snow Crystal Photographs

Each "thumbnail" links to super, High Resolution photographs published in the "Studies among the Snow Crystals" 1902 publication.

Some of these photographs are huge and may take a long time to completely load on a dial up connection. Be patient, it's worth the wait!

• Plate I - wea 02069 High Resolution
• Plate II - wea 02070 High Resolution
• Plate III - wea 02071 High Resolution
• Plate IV - wea 02072 High Resolution
• Plate V - wea 02073 High Resolution
• Plate VI - wea 02074 High Resolution
• Plate VII - wea 02075 High Resolution
• Plate VIII - wea 02076 High Resolution
• Plate IX - wea 02077 High Resolution
• Plate X - wea 02078 High Resolution
• Plate XI - wea 02079 igh Resolution
• Plate XII - wea 02080 High Resolution
• Plate XIII - wea 02081 High Resolution
• Plate XIV - wea 02082 High Resolution
• Plate XV - wea 02083 High Resolution
• Plate XVI - wea 02084 High Resolution
• Plate XVII - wea 02085 High Resolution
• Plate XVIII - wea 02086 High Resolution
• Plate XIX - wea 02087 High Resolution
• Plate XX - wea 02088 High Resolution
• Plate XXI - wea 02089 High Resolution
• Plate XXII - wea 02090 High Resolution
• Image 565 - wea 02091 High Resolution
• Image 759 - wea 02092 High Resolution
• Image 785 - wea 02093 High Resolution
• Image 814 - wea 02094 High Resolution
• Image 815 - wea 02095 High Resolution
• Image 869 - wea 02096 High Resolution
• Image 872 - wea 02097 High Resolution
• Image 890 - wea 02098 High Resolution

Photo of Ice crystals of unusual size

This crystal was 4 and 3/4 inches in diameter

Photos of Natural Snow Garlands

• Snow garland 1.
• Snow garland 2.

William Scoresby Snowflake Illustrations

Snow crystals as observed and drawn by William Scoresby over 185 years ago and more historic snowflake studies.

"An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820.

• P. 588, Vol. II. Plate VIII - wea02103 High Resolution
• P. 588, Vol. II. Plate IX - wea02104 High Resolution
• P. 588, Vol. II. Plate X - wea02105 High Resolution
• P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XI - wea02106 High Resolution

Historical Studies on Snowflakes

• Snowflake Scientific Explorers
• Snowflake Books, CD Rom and Web Sites

See Different Types of Snowflakes

Animal, Vegetable and Mineral. Snowflakes we can eat, wear, make, play in and otherwise thoroughly enjoy.