Rain, Not Snow, Has Been Recorded Far Below Freezing Point In Antarctica
This laser disdrometer measures precipitation as it passes through a fan-shaped laser beam as part of the ARM West Antarctic Radiation Experiment. Credit: U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.
By Stephen Luntz, 08 November 2019
IFLScience.com
"We're familiar with drizzle as a process that takes place in warm temperatures," Dr Israel Silber of Penn State University said in a statement. "At lower temperatures, processes like ice formation and growth make the probability for drizzle production significantly lower.
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Rain, Not Snow, Has Been Recorded Far Below Freezing Point In Antarctica