Freezing drizzle

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Term: Freezing drizzle
Definition: Drizzle that falls in liquid form but freezes upon impact to form a coating of glaze. In U.S. aviation weather observations, this hydrometeor is encoded ZL. The physical cause of this phenomenon is the same as that for freezing rain.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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