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== Hallett–Mossop process ==
== Hallett–Mossop process ==


<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' rime splintering.) One of the mechanisms thought to be responsible for secondary [[ice]] production, when [[ice crystal]] concentrations in clouds well in excess (10 000×) of the [[ice nucleus]] concentration are found.</div><br/>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' rime splintering.) One of the mechanisms thought to be responsible for secondary [[ice]] production, when [[ice crystal]] concentrations in clouds well in excess (10 000 times) of the [[ice nucleus]] concentration are found.</div><br/>


<div class="paragraph">Ice [[particles]] are produced in the [[range]] of [[temperature]] −3° to −8°C (with a maximum at −4°C) as [[graupel]] grows by [[accretion]] provided the [[cloud droplet]] spectrum contains appropriate numbers of droplets smaller than 12 ''μ''m and greater than 25 ''μ''m. About 50 [[splintering|splinters]] are produced per milligram of accreted ice.</div><br/> </div><br/>
<div class="paragraph">Ice [[particles]] are produced in the [[range]] of [[temperature]] −3° to −8°C (with a maximum at −4°C) as [[graupel]] grows by [[accretion]] provided the [[cloud droplet]] spectrum contains appropriate numbers of droplets smaller than 12 ''μ''m and greater than 25 ''μ''m. About 50 [[splintering|splinters]] are produced per milligram of accreted ice.</div><br/> </div><br/>

Latest revision as of 20:05, 3 December 2021



Hallett–Mossop process

(Also called rime splintering.) One of the mechanisms thought to be responsible for secondary ice production, when ice crystal concentrations in clouds well in excess (10 000 times) of the ice nucleus concentration are found.

Ice particles are produced in the range of temperature −3° to −8°C (with a maximum at −4°C) as graupel grows by accretion provided the cloud droplet spectrum contains appropriate numbers of droplets smaller than 12 μm and greater than 25 μm. About 50 splinters are produced per milligram of accreted ice.


Term edited 3 December 2021.


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