Splintering

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Term: Splintering
Definition: A process from which ice splinters are produced due to the pressure buildup in the ice shell when a drop is freezing, resulting from the ice-water expansion on phase change. This causes the shell to deform and crack and eject ice splinters. It has been suggested as one of the ice multiplication mechanisms.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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