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ice accretion

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ice accretion [′īs ə‚krē·shən]
(hydrology)
The process by which a layer of ice builds up on solid objects which are exposed to freezing precipitation or to supercooled fog or cloud droplets.
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However, the Antarctic ice mass has a much more complex story than the 'floating' sea ice of the north as it incorporates a huge amount of land-based ice that indeed shows thickening and ice accretion in part.
Letter: Your Say - Gases more of a force than ice by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow during Friday, with ice accretions of up to one half inch occurring from freezing rain.
Storm data and unusual weather phenomena by Storm Data
During a meeting in early October, prior to departure on the first leg of the cruise, Captain Dinsmore detailed his own experiences in the North Atlantic, and provided a wealth of information on ice accretion as well as movement of pack ice and icebergs throughout the changing seasons.
A northern winter by Colburn, A.D. / Oceanus
 
 
 
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