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Ice and Mixed Phase Clouds - Dendrite

This image is of a fragment of a dendrite crystal. A full dendrite has six such branches originating from a single point. Dendrites form at temperatures around -15C and supersaturations greater than water saturation.
This image is of a fragment of a dendrite crystal. A full dendrite has six such branches originating from a single point. Dendrites form at temperatures around -15C and supersaturations greater than water saturation.