Glaze

Glaze A coating of ice, generally clear and smooth but usually containing some air pockets, formed on exposed objects by freezing of a film of super-cooled water deposited by rain, drizzle, fog, or possibly condensed from super-cooled water vapor.

Glaze is a thin coating of ice that forms when supercooled liquid precipitation, such as freezing rain or drizzle, fall onto exposed objects whose temperature is below or slightly above freezing.

glaze"(Also called glaze ice, glazed frost, verglas.) A coating of ice, generally clear and smooth, formed on exposed objects by the freezing of a film of supercooled water deposited by rain, drizzle, fog, ...

Glaze: Transparent and homogeneous ice forming on vertical and horizontal surfaces by the freezing of supercooled water. The amorphous, dense structure of glaze helps it to cling tenaciously to any surface.

Glaze Ice formed by freezing precipitation covering the ground or exposed objects.

Glaze- a layer or coating of ice that is generally smooth and clear, and forms on exposed objects by the freezing of liquid raindrops.
Gradient- the time rate or spatial rate of change of an atmospheric property.

Glaze
(Glazed Frost) A smooth compact deposit of ice, generally transparent, formed by the freezing of supercooled drizzle droplets or raindrops on objects the surface temperature of which is below or slightly above zero degrees Celsius.

Glaze A coating of ice on objects formed when supercooled rain freezes on contact. A storm that produces glaze is called an icing storm.
Glory Colored rings that appear around the shadow of an object.
Graupel See Snow pellets ...

glaze—A coating of ice, generally clear and smooth, formed by freezing of supercooled water on a surface. See clear icing.

GLAZE
A smooth clear icy coating of supercooled water droplets that spread out and freeze onto objects on contact. A storm that produces the accretion of glaze is called an ice storm.
Related term: clear ice ...

Glaze- A smooth coating of ice formed when supercooled water droplets spread out on a surface before freezing.
Graupel- Precipitation formed when water droplets freeze in layers around a falling ice crystal.

Glaze
A smooth coating of ice formed when water droplets freeze on contact with a cold surface. Sometimes described as black ice.
Global Forecast System (GFS) ...

Freezing rainRain that freezes on objects such as trees, cars and roads, forming a coating or glaze of ice.

Often synonymous with glaze. CLIMATE The historical record and description of average daily and in seasonal weather events that help describe a region. Statistics are generally drawn over several decades.

Freezeup dateIn hydrologic terms, the date on which the water body was first observed to be completely frozen overFreezing DrizzleA drizzle that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze or rime upon contact with the cold ground or surface ...

It is denser and harder than hoarfrost, but lighter, softer, and less transparent than glaze. Rime is composed essentially of discrete ice granules and has densities as low as 0.2-0.3 g cm-3.

Glaze: A very dangerous clear and smooth coating of ice formed on trees, fences, cars, roads, etc when the temperature is below freezing.

FREEZING RAIN
Rain that falls as liquid and freezes upon impact to form a coating of glaze on the colder ground or other exposed surfaces. It is reported as "FZRA" in an observation and on the METAR.

A drizzle that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze or rime upon contact with the cold ground or surface structures.
Freezing Drizzle Advisory ...

Freezing drizzle: a drizzle that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze or rime upon contact with the cold ground or surface structures.

ICE STORM A severe weather condition characterized by falling freezing precipitation. Such a storm forms a glaze on objects, creating hazardous travel conditions and utility problems.

Frost may also form on aircraft in flight during descent from subfreezing into a warmer, moist layer below. This may cause considerable consternation if the windshield glazes over or the windows frost over.

Glazed ice - measure thickness - rapidity of accumulation - temperature fluctuations before and during event. The weather immediately preceding the event. Length of the event and consequences on traffic etc.

See also: Water, Surface, Air, Temperature, Weather