Wegener-Bergeron-Findeisen process
Meanings
name
- A process of ice crystal growth that occurs in mixed-phase clouds (containing a mixture of supercooled water and ice) in regions where the ambient vapor pressure falls between the saturation vapor pressure over water and the lower saturation vapor pressure over ice.
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Etymology
Named after Alfred Wegener, Tor Bergeron, and Walter Findeisen.
Synonyms
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