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  2. Degree of frost - Wikipedia

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    0 °C = 32 °F. A degree of frost is a non-standard unit of measure for air temperature meaning degrees below melting point (also known as "freezing point") of water (0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit ). "Degree" in this case can refer to degree Celsius or degree Fahrenheit. When based on Celsius, 0 degrees of frost is the same as 0 ...

  3. Ice - Wikipedia

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    I.e. an ice-free September is likely to occur once in every 40 years if global warming is at 1.5 °C (2.7 °F), but would occur once in every 8 years at 2 °C (3.6 °F) and once in every 1.5 years at 3 °C (5.4 °F). [155] This would affect the regional and global climate due to the ice-albedo feedback. Because ice is highly reflective of solar ...

  4. Cloud physics - Wikipedia

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    These ice particles end up as the nuclei of larger ice crystals. This process only happens at temperatures between 0 °C (32 °F) and −40 °C (−40 °F). Below −40 °C (−40 °F), liquid water will spontaneously nucleate, and freeze. The surface tension of the water allows the droplet to stay liquid well below its normal freezing point.

  5. Freezing air temperature - Wikipedia

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    Freezing[1] or frost occurs when the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water (0 °C, 32 °F, 273 K). This is usually measured at the height of 1.2 metres above the ground surface. There exist some scales defining several degrees of frost severity (from "slight" to "very severe") but they depend on location thus the usual ...

  6. Phases of ice - Wikipedia

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    Virtually all ice in the biosphere is ice I h, with the exception only of a small amount of ice I c. Has a refractive index of 1.31. Ice I c: 1943/2020 [29] [30] 130 and 220 K (−143 and −53 °C) (formation); 240 K (−33 °C) (conversion to Ice I h) [31] [32] NA (atmospheric) Similar to Ice Ih Diamond [33] A metastable cubic crystalline ...

  7. Atmospheric icing - Wikipedia

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    Water does not always freeze at 0 °C (32 °F). Water that persists in liquid state below this temperature is said to be supercooled, and supercooled water droplets cause icing on aircraft. Below −20 °C (−4 °F), icing is rare because clouds at these temperatures usually consist of ice particles rather than supercooled water droplets.

  8. Frost - Wikipedia

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    Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is similar to the formation of dew, except it occurs below the freezing point of water typically without crossing ...

  9. Refrigeration - Wikipedia

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    Refrigeration is any of various types of cooling of a space, substance, or system to lower and/or maintain its temperature below the ambient one (while the removed heat is ejected to a place of higher temperature). [1][2] Refrigeration is an artificial, or human-made, cooling method. [1][2] Refrigeration refers to the process by which energy ...