SNOWFLAKES…
A snowflake is either a single ice crystal or an aggregation of ice crystals which falls through the Earth's atmosphere as snow.
Each flake nucleates around a dust particle in supersaturated air masses by attracting supercooled cloud water droplets, which freeze and accrete in crystal form.
Complex shapes emerge as the flake moves through differing temperatures and humidity zones in the atmosphere, such that individual snowflakes differ in detail from one another, but may be categorised in eight broad classifications and at least 80 individual variants.
The main constituent shapes for ice crystals, from which combinations may occur, are needle, column, plate and rime. Snowflakes appear white in colour despite being made of clear ice.
This is due to diffuse reflection of the whole spectrum of light by the small crystal facets.
Hope this brings a bit of joy again, have a good day and thanx for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)
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SNOWFLAKES…
A snowflake is either a single ice crystal or an aggregation of ice crystals which falls through the Earth's atmosphere as snow.
Each flake nucleates around a dust particle in supersaturated air masses by attracting supercooled cloud water droplets, which freeze and accrete in crystal form.
Complex shapes emerge as the flake moves through differing temperatures and humidity zones in the atmosphere, such that individual snowflakes differ in detail from one another, but may be categorised in eight broad classifications and at least 80 individual variants.
The main constituent shapes for ice crystals, from which combinations may occur, are needle, column, plate and rime. Snowflakes appear white in colour despite being made of clear ice.
This is due to diffuse reflection of the whole spectrum of light by the small crystal facets.
Hope this brings a bit of joy again, have a good day and thanx for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)
For more of my other work visit here: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved