After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
If there was fog present than technically it was rime ice. Rime is just frozen cloud droplets. When I worked at the Mount Washington Observatory anytime it was below freezing and we were in the fog we got rime ice. We had optimal conditions up there, so it grew rapidly and often to great lengths. I have seen rime in the valleys during very cold, foggy mornings.
Maybe somebody knows the official definition, but hoar frost is different. Hoar frost forms on the ground or within the snow pack, and fog is not required.
Jeff...rime is not associated with freezing rain/drizzle. Officially that is called glaze ice. Glaze is more like water ice, rime and hoar are feathery and crystal like.
Here are some photos I took at Mount Washington.
Lots of rime.
More rime on the instruments.
Rimed over icicles.
Thick glaze with a hint of rime.
