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h u t n i 8 l t y , a i r t e m p e r a t u r e and wind s p e e d . Nearby r i v e r v a l l e y s a n d a f o r e s t e d e n v i r o n m e n t cqn h g v e a s u b s t ? n t n i s l i n f l u e n c e on t h e i c i n g of a n a n t e n n a s t r u c t u r e . M o r e o ~ r e r , t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f ?n i c e f i n g e r can t q k e c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e u n d e r c h s n g i n g c o n d i t i o n s . U s u a l l y t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a h o a r i c e f i n s e r b e g i n s o n l y s few d e g r e e s b e l o w f r e e z - i n g u n d e r c o n d i t i o n s o f h i g h 3 t n o s p h e r i c h u m i d i t y 2nd r n o d e r ~ t e vlind f o r c e . The p r o ~ f q f t h i s i s t h e g r ~ ? t n u m b ~ r o f i c e g r a i n s q t t h e b q s e , d e c r e ~ s i n , g s t r o n g l y t o ~ a a r d s t h e t i p o f t h e f l n g p r . T h i s a c c o u n t s f o r t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n s p e c i f i c g r a v i t y which lflss f o u n d t o b e

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