| 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. NSIDCCryosphere
1. Fernlike ice crystals formed directly on a snow surface by deposition; a type of hoarfrost. 2. Hoarfrost that has grown primarily in two dimensions, as on a window or other smooth surface. AMSglossary GCW |