When water falls upon snow it melts the snow due to the release of latent heat of fusion / solidification (80 cal/g). How much rain will it take (in centimeters) to melt 1.5 meter of snow in the Rockies, when the snow is at 10 degrees below freezing (-10C)? 

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To calculate the amount of rain needed to melt a given depth of snow we need to consider the heat energy required to melt the snow and the density of ... View the full answer