Review of Thermal Properties of Snow, Ice and Sea Ice,

Abstract

This treatise thoroughly reviews the subjects of density, thermal expansion and compressibility of ice; snow density change attributed to destructive, constructive and melt metamorphism; and the physics of regelation and the effects on penetration rate of both the thermal properties of the wire and stress level. Heat capacity, latent heat of fusion and thermal conductivity of ice and snow over a wide range of temperatures were analyzed with regression techniques. In the case of snow, the effect of density was also evaluated. The contribution of vapor diffusion to heat transfer through snow under both natural and forced convective conditions was assessed. Expressions representing specific and latent heat of sea ice in terms of sea ice salinity and temperature were given. Theoretical models were given that can predict the thermal conductivities of fresh bubbly ice and sea ice in terms of salinity, temperature and fractional air content. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103734

Entities

People

  • Yinchao Yen

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Cold Regions
  • Crystal Structure
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations Of State
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Phase Transformations
  • Regression Analysis
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Diffusivity
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.