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IT is widely known that the habit of ice crystals grown in air depends markedly on the temperature and excess of water vapour. This dependence was first studied by Nakaya and his collaborators and their results have been confirmed by many other investigators, but the problem of the factors determining habit remains unsolved.
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ISONO, K. Mode of Growth of Ice Crystals in Air and other Gases. Nature 182, 1221–1222 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821221a0
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