Furthermore, rime ice may impede the correct functioning of important navigational instruments on board, such as radar or radio installations.
Mixed ice is a combination of clear and rime ice.
Crossing into Canada, the headwinds grew stronger still, and a load of hard rime ice and clear ice was visible on the wings.
The rime ice is a natural phenomenon that occurs every year during January and February.
Frost covered the grass, and a thin layer of rime ice covered even the fast-moving waters of the brook.
Precipitation formed when freezing fog condenses on a snowflake, forming a ball of rime ice.
The top of the mountain often has a mushroom of rime ice, formed by the constant strong winds, increasing the difficulty of reaching the actual summit.
A change in opacity registers as rime ice.
A particular feature of the local climate is the instantly freezing rain, covering the northeast-facing surfaces with layers of rime ice.
If rime ice is forming, conditions will probably not be severe.