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Click on image for larger version. From Nakaya.
Discussed here also.
Snow photos:
Made by placing black fleece vest in freezer (prevents snow flake melting) and use of a Canon Powershot SX260HS camera. Cell phone camera works in a pinch.
First, here's the Magano Lee snow classification from their paper.
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Click on image for larger version. From Nakaya. |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. |
Small sector plate crystal |
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Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. |
Single ice crystal. |
3 ice crystals. |
Another view of a single ice crystal. |
Another view of 3 ice crystals. |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. |
Single ice crystal that landed on its edge. |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. White may be due to riming (snow flake collects super cooled water droplets that freeze on contact). |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. Capped column on the right. More columns were observed in the snow at this time. |
Classic snow flake with dendritic growth due to high ice supersaturation and aggregation. Click on image for larger version. Some of the snow has melted to form water droplets that are nearly spherically shaped. |
