Glaze (ice)

Glaze^[1] or glaze ice, also called glazed frost or verglas,^[2]^[3] is a smooth, transparent and homogeneous ice coating occurring when freezing rain or drizzle hits a surface.^[4] It is similar in appearance to clear ice, which forms from supercooled water droplets. It is a relatively common occurrence in temperate climates in the winter when precipitation forms in warm air aloft and falls into below-freezing temperature at the surface.

^ International Cloud Atlas. Geneva: Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization. 1975. ISBN 92-63-10407-7.
^ Authority, Lake District National Park. "Glossary | Weatherline". www.lakedistrictweatherline.co.uk.
^ "Rime, hoar and verglas". Abacus Mountain Guides.
^ Oblack, Rachelle. "Glaze Ice definition". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

[1] International Cloud Atlas. Geneva: Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization. 1975. ISBN 92-63-10407-7.

[2] Authority, Lake District National Park. "Glossary | Weatherline". www.lakedistrictweatherline.co.uk.

[3] "Rime, hoar and verglas". Abacus Mountain Guides.

[4] Oblack, Rachelle. "Glaze Ice definition". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

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