Migration of Moisture in the Thermal Regime,

Abstract

Contents: Thermodynamic considerations related to moisture movement at low temperatures; Capillarity of soil related to moisture migration; Moisture migration through snow; Thermal gradients and thermal translocation of moisture; Frost penetration as influenced by soil type, soil moisture, and soil cover; Migration of saline solutions; Barometric pressure as a function of moisture migration; Deterioration of building materials by moisture penetration and frost action.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0716676

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Brasted

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Capillarity
  • Isotherms
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Migration
  • Moisture
  • Saline Solution
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies