Surface hoar

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Term: Surface hoar
Definition: The deposition (sublimation) of ice crystals on a surface which occurs when the temperature of the surface is colder than the air above and colder than the frost point of that air.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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