Accretion
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Accretion is an atmospheric science term for when an ice crystal or snowflake hits a supercooled liquid droplet, which then freeze together.
This increases the size of the water particle. A common example of this that is visible to people is graupel.
[edit] Also see
- Snow crystals
- Hail
- Snowflake Gallery
- Ice
- Snow Pellets
- Weather
- Atmosphere
- Ice pellets
- Precipitation
- Drizzle
- Firnification
[edit] Reference
Wikipedia Accretion [1]
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