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Rime for a Reason

Published: 19 November 2010

Ian McCubbin sent me these photos of the TSI and radiometers at Storm Peak Lab on 11/17. As Ian said in his message: “It’s been nasty!” They were embedded in cloud, which produced all the rime. And as is obvious they’ve been experiencing snowing and blowing up there as well… — Chuck

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