An analysis of accreted drop sizes and mass on rimed snow crystals

The size distribution of the accreted cloud droplets is examined for 84 individual snow crystals collected from six cases over three winters. The relationships between the degree of riming and quantitative parameters are presented.

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Published inJournal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 1548 - 1558
Main Authors MOSIMANN, L, WEINGARTNER, E, WALDVOGEL, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.06.1994
Subjects
Atmosphere
Crystals
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Meteorology
Snow
Snow. Ice. Glaciers
Mass
Snow crystals
Accretion
Classification
Icing
Droplet
Image
Dimension spectrum
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Summary:The size distribution of the accreted cloud droplets is examined for 84 individual snow crystals collected from six cases over three winters. The relationships between the degree of riming and quantitative parameters are presented.
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ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(1994)051<1548:aaoads>2.0.co;2