Effects Of Impurities And Growth Rate On Ice Crystal Morphology: The Mechanistic Link

Richard L Pitter; William G Finnegan

doi:10.1117/12.951747

8 August 1989 Effects Of Impurities And Growth Rate On Ice Crystal Morphology: The Mechanistic Link

Richard L Pitter, William G Finnegan

Proceedings Volume 1060, Nonlinear Optical Beam Manipulation and High Energy Beam Propagation Through the Atmosphere; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951747
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The attenuation of visible and infrared radiation by atmospheric ice particles is influenced by the wavelength of the radiation, the particle size, the detailed particle shape, and its orientation with respect to the incident beam. Our studies have revealed the importance of soluble ionic salts and growth rate on the detailed shapes of ice crystals. The mechanisms of crystal growth from the vapor are intimately linked to crystal morphology. Thus, from the study of morphological details of ice crystals, the crystal growth mechanisms are deduced.

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Richard L Pitter and William G Finnegan "Effects Of Impurities And Growth Rate On Ice Crystal Morphology: The Mechanistic Link", Proc. SPIE 1060, Nonlinear Optical Beam Manipulation and High Energy Beam Propagation Through the Atmosphere, (8 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951747

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