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On the formation of spongy ice
Author(s) -
Macklin W. C.,
Ryan B. F.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49708837816
Subject(s) - supercooling , ice formation , liquid water , water ice , ice nucleus , geology , ice cream , materials science , astrobiology , chemical physics , mineralogy , meteorology , chemistry , atmospheric sciences , physics , earth science , thermodynamics , nucleation , food science
In supercooled water at temperatures down to‐4·5°C, ice grows in the form of flat dendritic sheets. Between‐4·5° and −5°C a transition in the manner of freezing occurs and three‐dimensional ice structures are produced. At temperatures below‐5·5°C this results in a structure which retains liquid water and so gives rise to spongy ice.
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