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A three-element electrostatic array is employed to derive signals having linearly decoupled characteristics from which two key parameters, ice and water accretion layer dimension, can be determined for the purpose of environmental monitoring. The quantified characteristics revealed a correlation with the ice layer thickness in spite of the strong influence from the top water phase layer. The decision tree model established a relationship between the signal characteristics and the two accretion thickness parameters of water and ice layer. 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