Particle

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Term: Particle
Definition: The smallest characteristic subunit of snow microstructure recognizable with a hand lens (8-10x magnification); a particle can consist of one or more crystals of ice (see also grain).
GCW IACSSnow
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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