# Toward a Comprehensive Model of Snow Crystal Growth: 7. Ice Attachment Kinetics near -2 C

Source: [Toward a Comprehensive Model of Snow Crystal Growth: 7. Ice Attachment Kinetics near -2 C](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3bcf1e209131ce8d59d8>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-25T00:47:49.965Z

Authors: Kenneth G. Libbrecht

Published: 2020-04-13T21:38:42.000Z

## Abstract

I examine a variety snow crystal growth experiments performed at temperatures near -2 C, as a function of supersaturation, background gas pressure, and crystal morphology. Although the different experimental data were obtained using quite diverse experimental techniques, the resulting measurements can all be reasonably understood using a single comprehensive physical model for the basal and prism attachment kinetics, together with particle diffusion of water vapor through the surrounding medium and other well-understood physical processes. As with the previous paper in this series, comparing and reconciling different data sets at a single temperature yields significant insights into the underlying physical processes that govern snow crystal growth dynamics.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.06212>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.06212.pdf>)