Frost flowers

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Term: Frost flowers
Definition: Crystals of ice that form when water vapor becomes a solid (bypassing the liquid phase) and deposits itself on the sea ice surface; frost flowers roughen the surface and dramatically affect its electromagnetic signal.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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