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Determine the dimensions of natural ice crystals sampled from clouds and establish mathematical relationships covering an extended size range.

September 1, 1970Journal of the Atmospheric SciencesOpen Access

The Dimension of Ice Crystals in Natural Clouds

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AAAugust H. AuerUniversity of Wyoming DVDonald L. VealUniversity of Wyoming

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Observational analysis reveals empirical dimensional relationships across over 1,500 natural cloud ice crystals, indicating improved characterization of cloud microphysics.

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Determine the dimensions of natural ice crystals sampled from clouds and establish mathematical relationships covering an extended size range.
Examined replicated specimens of over 1,500 natural ice crystals collected from orographic and cumuliform clouds.
Measured crystal geometry and dimensions under microscopic magnification.
Formulated empirical relationships characterizing natural ice crystal dimensions across cloud types.
Extended the known dimensional relationships over a broader range of crystal sizes than previously reported.

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Auer et al. (1970) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1cb2d95a7763abe7899f87 https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1970)027<0919:tdoici>2.0.co;2

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Observational analysis reveals empirical dimensional relationships across over 1,500 natural cloud ice crystals, indicating improved characterization of cloud microphysics.

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