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The distribution of charge within ice specimens subjected to linear and non‐linear temperature gradients
Author(s) -
Latham J.,
Stow C. D.
Publication year - 1967
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.49709339513
Subject(s) - temperature gradient , computation , charge density , linear relationship , charge (physics) , materials science , mechanics , distribution (mathematics) , linear density , physics , meteorology , composite material , mathematics , mathematical analysis , statistics , algorithm , quantum mechanics
Numerical solutions are presented of the differential equations derived by Latham and Mason (1961) describing the distribution of charge within ice specimens across which temperature gradients exist. In the case of specimens subjected to non‐linear temperature gradients the computations predict an extremely rapid increase of volume charge density with increasing temperature gradient and therefore provide an explanation for the reported dependence of the thermo‐electric effect in ice on the geometry of the specimen under investigation.