Talk:Hard rime

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I've uploaded in the Commons a distinctive photo of rime ice; I propose to use this as an example of rime ice.

--D o m e 20:07, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page name

The page is currently named "Rime (frost)" although the intro bolds "rime ice". If "rime ice" is correct then this page should be moved there. If "rime" is correct (which I doubt), then it should stay as is. If "rime frost" is viable, then that should be a redirect. Is there a meterologist in the audience who could clarify? —Ben FrantzDale 14:59, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm not a professional meteorologist, rather an enthusiast: there are in fact three main types of rime: soft rime (granular ice, similar to white frost), hard rime (compact ice) and clear ice (look at this). I think this page refers to hard rime. Rime ice is the same of "soft rime" but is used for aircraft icing (look at this), while hard rime in the same context is called "milky ice".

Carnby 12:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I have split the page into two new pages: soft rime and hard rime, according to the AMS Glossary and other sources.

Carnby 09:57, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tourist attraction?

I removed the section about a place in China where rime frost can be observed. It was a) written in a very unencyclopedic manner and b) didn't really offer much in terms of significance to the article at hand.--Dmz5 06:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)