Frazil ice is a collection of loose, randomly oriented ice crystals a millimeter and sub-millimeter in size, with various shapes, e.g., elliptical disks, dendrites, needles and of an irregular nature.

2023年12月23日 · Frazil ice is a cold-weather phenomenon. It takes an area of water, a clear and cold night and then some wind to create water turbulence. It can form in rivers, lakes, …

2024年12月20日 · According to weather experts in Ontario, frazil ice is a kind of slush ice. It forms when cold air temperatures and wind chill combine to cause surface water temperature to be …

2020年12月9日 · What is Frazil Ice? The frozen phenomenon of frazil ice happens when ice crystals collect in supercooled, turbulent water. In Yosemite National Park, it’s also a …

2018年1月25日 · This is frazil ice, which forms when mist (for example, from a waterfall) freezes, then floats down the creek. When can I see Frazil Ice? Frazil ice can occur in fall, winter, or …

2022年3月10日 · At Yosemite National Park, located east of San Francisco, California, the unique phenomenon known as frazil ice proves itself just as perilous, though its unusual nature …

2021年9月1日 · Frazil ice typically consists of individual sub-mm to mm-sized particles that may appear like a coarse slush as it is sieved out of the water (Fig. 1), or, under careful …

2024年11月21日 · Frazil ice is a "slushy ice" that forms on lakes or slow-moving rivers. Many times, it looks like needles, roughly 3 millimeters in diameter floating on the surface. However …

Frazil is almost always the first ice formation in rivers. The particles are typically about 1 millimetre (0.04 inch) or smaller in size and usually in the shape of thin disks. Frazil appears in several …

2020年3月14日 · Also called “slush ice” (and by some natives around here “anchor ice”), frazil is the white stuff that forms the brilliant white canyons in the river you used to see from The Glen …