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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Liquid water at | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Liquid [[water]] at [[temperature|temperatures]] below the nominal [[freezing point]] of pure water (~0°C for atmospheric-relevant pressure). This usually refers to cloud droplets, which often remain liquid for a long time at temperatures below 0°C. The actual freezing temperature of a supercooled cloud droplet depends on its size and composition and may be as low as several tens of degrees below 0°C.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Revision as of 04:34, 23 March 2018
supercooled water
Liquid water at temperatures below the nominal freezing point of pure water (~0°C for atmospheric-relevant pressure). This usually refers to cloud droplets, which often remain liquid for a long time at temperatures below 0°C. The actual freezing temperature of a supercooled cloud droplet depends on its size and composition and may be as low as several tens of degrees below 0°C.
Term updated 23 March 2018.
