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Rime Ice


Rime ice forms when small supercooled drops of water impact and freeze to the airframe. Because the drops are small, there is little latent heat released in the change from water to ice, and so they freeze almost instantaneously. Air is trapped between the airframe and the ice in the process.


See also

Clear ice


Categories: Meteorology



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