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freezing precipitation
Definição1
Any form of liquid precipitation that freezes upon impact with the ground or exposed objects, that is, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, or freezing fog.
Fonte1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 27 jun. 2022.
Fonte2
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. Guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation. 7th ed. Geneva, 2006. (WMO, n.8).
Contexto
At meteorological stations, the observation of ice accumulation is generally more qualitative than quantitative, primarily due to the lack of a suitable sensor. Ice accretion indicators, usually made of anodized aluminum, are used to observe and report the occurrence of freezing precipitation, frost or rime icing.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology
Français
précipitation verglaçante