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Term: Ice blink
Definition: A relatively bright region on the underside of clouds produced by the reflection of light by ice. This term is used in polar regions where it contributes to the sky map; ice blink is not as bright as snow blink, but is brighter than the reflection of light by land or water.
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Term: Ice blink
Definition: A whitish glare on low clouds above an accumulation of distant ice.
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Term: Ice blink
Definition: White glare on the underside of low clouds indicating presence of ice which may be beyond the range of vision.
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Term: Ice blink
Definition: Sea ice terminology, describing a whitish glare on low clouds above an accumulation of distant ice.
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Term: Ice blink
Definition: White glare on the underside of clouds, indicating the presence of pack ice or an ice sheet which may be beyond the range of vision (cf. Water sky).
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