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ice pellet
Definição1
Small, transparent or translucent, round or irregularly shaped pellets of ice. Ice pellets may be hard grains that rebound on striking a hard surface or may be pellets of snow encased in ice.
Fonte1
CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
Definição2
Precipitation of transparent or translucent ice particles of small size (less than 5 mm diameter).
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of runway visual range observing and reporting practices. 3. ed. Montreal, 2005. (Doc. 9328)
Nota adicional1
Acronym in English: IP.
Subárea1
Meteorology
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