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Old 12th Aug 2012, 16:34
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The warmer limit it TAT. It's above zero (7º or 10º) because the venturi effect at the intake lowers the temperature, perhaps cold enough to form ice.

The lower limit (-40ºC) is SAT, as water droplets in the environment at or below this temperature don't (theoretically) exist - there are ice crystals only.
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