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Deposition (meteorology)

Deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid. This is how snow forms in clouds, as well as frost and hoar frost on the ground.

The reverse of deposition is sublimation.


See also: deposition


External link

  • National Science Digital Library - Deposition http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#deposition
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