Science · 1974 · 190 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyCloud PhysicsCloud DynamicsCloud MicrophysicsCloud ProcessesCloud PropertiesCloud StructureIce NucleationCloud Droplet FreezingCloud Formation ProcessesCloud Ice FormationCumulus CloudsCumulus DynamicsDroplet Spectra ModificationIce Crystal PropagationIce-crystal Growth
Secondary ice crystals are thrown off when supercooled cloud drops are captured and freeze on a moving target in a cloud at -5 degrees C. The rate of production of these ice crystals is proportional to the rate of accretion of drops of the diameter >/=24 micrometers.
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Production of secondary ice particles during the riming process
J. Hallett, S. C. Mossop · Nature · 1974 · 1.2K citations