[at-l] Rime ice and hoarfrost (was rhime ice and hoarfroast)

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

Hint for the day:

If you go to http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=3D and then just type in th=
e
word as in http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=3Dhoarfrost - you don't get t=
he
annoying ads.  It's only the home page that gives the ads.

Once again - from dictionary.com

Hoarfrost (one word - no spaces)

Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface. Also called white frost=
.

n : ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Rime ice (no 'h' in rime)

>From http://www.neci.sr.unh.edu/glossary/rimeice.html

Ice that forms from the freezing of supercooled liquid upon making contact
with a sub-freezing surface.

Good pictures here: http://www.dsw.state.vt.us/outdoors/rimeice.htm

Even better pictures here: http://www.mountwashington.com/pictures/rime.htm=
l

Ah ha!  An even better site: http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/rime.html

this actually mentions the difference between the two in the definition.

Mara



>From: kahley <kahley@ptd.net>
>To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [at-l] rhime ice and hoarfroast
>Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:48:17 -0500
>
>what's the difference?


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