Icing of Wires in Mountain Areas of Georgia

E. Sh. Elizbarashvili, O. Sh. Varazanashvili, N. S. Tsereteli, M. E. Elizbarashvili, and M. N. Kaishauri

The peculiarities of wire icing in mountain areas of Georgia are investigated using the observational data of 14 meteorological stations of Georgia. Determined are the maximum frequency and the maximum mass of glaze-ice deposits, as well as the frequency of deposits of different mass and thickness. Considered are the effects of orography and meteorological conditions on the wire icing processes.