John Farley
Supporter
Recently I had the opportunity to observe some spectacular winter scenes associated with the phenomenon of rime icing, which occurs when supercooled water droplets from fog freeze onto trees and other objects.
On February 10, while skiing at Ski Santa Fe in the Santa Fe National Forest, I observed and photgraphed what skiers call "snow ghosts." These form when trees become rimed and then accumulate snow, which sticks to the trees pretty much everywhere on the windward side, due to the presence of the rime:
Then, on February 12, while driving to Denver for the National Storm Chaser Convention, I observed some "winter wonderland" scenes of rime on trees near Springer, NM:
More photos and additional discussion at:
http://www.johnefarley.com/feb10rime.htm
On February 10, while skiing at Ski Santa Fe in the Santa Fe National Forest, I observed and photgraphed what skiers call "snow ghosts." These form when trees become rimed and then accumulate snow, which sticks to the trees pretty much everywhere on the windward side, due to the presence of the rime:
Then, on February 12, while driving to Denver for the National Storm Chaser Convention, I observed some "winter wonderland" scenes of rime on trees near Springer, NM:
More photos and additional discussion at:
http://www.johnefarley.com/feb10rime.htm
