{"id":3341,"date":"2016-02-29T23:19:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T06:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2016-02-29T23:19:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T06:19:51","slug":"surface-hoar-frost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/2016\/02\/29\/surface-hoar-frost\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Hoar Frost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Hexagonal-Hoar-Frost-on-Snow-1.jpg\" rel=\"Hexagonal Hoar Frost on Snow\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Hexagonal-Hoar-Frost-on-Snow-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hexagonal Hoar Frost on Snow\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Hexagonal-Hoar-Frost-on-Snow-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Hexagonal-Hoar-Frost-on-Snow-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Hexagonal-Hoar-Frost-on-Snow-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Hexagonal-Hoar-Frost-on-Snow-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At just the right temperature and humidity levels, frost will form in hexagonal towers. Here&#8217;s a more descriptive photo of what this looks like (click on the photo for a larger version). These towers were about 1cm tall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362.jpg\" rel=\"Hexagonal Hoar Frost on Snow\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/JSK5362.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hoar frost is a beautiful phenomenon that can cause problems if you&#8217;re in the mountains in winter. The hoar frost forms on the snow, and when fresh snow falls on top of it, it forms a weak layer in the snowpack. This can make avalanches a lot more likely.<\/p>\n<p>Taken in Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At just the right temperature and humidity levels, frost will form in hexagonal towers. Here&#8217;s a more descriptive photo of what this looks like (click on the photo for a larger version). These towers were about 1cm tall. Hoar frost is a beautiful phenomenon that can cause problems if you&#8217;re in the mountains in winter. 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