Clear ice

Alternative definitions (3), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Clear ice
Definition: A thin coating of ice on terrestrial objects, caused by rain that freezes on impact. The ice is relatively transparent, as opposed to rime ice, because of large drop size, rapid accretion of liquid water, or slow dissipation of latent heat of fusion.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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