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Snowflake photographs in The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Snow covered evergreen tree cartoon by Jeff Swenson

NOAA Snowflake and Ice Crystal Links

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 designs in Paper Snowflake Patterns for Children were created using these images!

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

High resolution photographs taken by Snowflake Bentley

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 minute or so to completely load on your PC. Be patient, it's worth the wait!

Plate I  - High Resolution
Plate II - High Resolution
Plate III - High Resolution
Plate IV - High Resolution
Plate V - High Resolution
Plate VI - High Resolution
Plate VII - High Resolution
Plate VIII - High Resolution
Plate IX - High Resolution
Plate X  - High Resolution
Plate XI - High Resolution
Plate XII - High Resolution
Plate XIII - High Resolution
Plate XIV - High Resolution
Plate XV - High Resolution
Plate XVI - High Resolution
Plate XVII - High Resolution
Plate XVIII - High Resolution
Plate XIX - High Resolution
Plate XX - High Resolution
Plate XXI - High Resolution
Plate XXII - High Resolution
Image 565 - High Resolution
Image 759 - High Resolution
Image 785 - High Resolution
Image 814 - High Resolution
Image 815 - High Resolution
Image 869 - High Resolution
Image 872 - High Resolution
Image 890 - High Resolution

Ice crystals of unusual size

Super-Size Me!

This crystal was 4 and 3/4 inches in diameter


Snow Garlands

Snow garland 1.
Snow garland 2.

Snow crystals as observed and drawn by William Scoresby over 185 years ago!

William Scoresby

"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 - High Resolution
P. 588, Vol. II. Plate IX - High Resolution
P. 588, Vol. II. Plate X - High Resolution
P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XI - High Resolution