SNOWFLAKE SIZE IS ALSO DEPENDENT ON AGGREGATION

*MULTIPLE ICE PARTICLES FORM MAIN SNOWFLAKE

*AGGRAGATION PROCESS IS MAXIMIZED AS TEMPERATURE APPROACHES 0oC

Maximum observed snowflake diameters as a function of air temperature for two types of snowflake compositions. (From Rogers, 1974, 1974b)

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