Ice Engineering: Method to Estimate River Ice Thickness Based on Meteorological Data

Abstract

Estimates of ice cover thickness are often necessary for hydraulic analyses of ice-affected rivers or for design of bridges or other riverine structures. Although ice cover formation and growth can be a highly complex and variable process, estimates of ice cover thickness can be made using meteorological data. The modified Stefan equation is suitable for use in estimating ice thickness in many cases. Whenever possible, the estimated ice thickness at a particular site should be compared to actual ice thickness observations to evaluate the reasonableness of the coefficients given the physical processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA430678

Entities

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Coefficients
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Floods
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ice Formation
  • Meteorological Data
  • New Hampshire
  • Snow Cover
  • Stations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Thickness
  • Warning Systems
  • Weather
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Polar and Arctic Studies