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Accretion (Atmosphere)

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000237

The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of a frozen particle with a supercooled liquid water droplet which freezes upon impact.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000237
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather System Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000237",
  "term": "Accretion (Atmosphere)",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of a frozen particle with a supercooled liquid water droplet which freezes upon impact.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather System Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/accretion-atmosphere/"
}

Record 235 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.