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This graph shows how the amount of ice multiplication in clouds is affected by fast-falling "rimer" ice particle velocity and drizzle drop size. Red on the rainbow scale represents the highest amounts of secondary ice particles being generated. The skewing of the ice multiplication amounts to the right side of the graph indicates that drizzle drop diameter plays a more significant role than rimer velocity in generating ice multiplication.

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