| Term: | Frost flowers |
| Definition: | Crystals of ice that form when water vapor becomes a solid (bypassing the liquid phase) and deposits itself on the sea ice surface; frost flowers roughen the surface and dramatically affect its electromagnetic signal. |
| Term: | Frost flowers |
| Definition: | Growth of ice crystals by condensation from the atmosphere at points on the surface of young ice. After formation sea water may be drawn through the ice into the flowers. |