Studies of Cubic Ice Crystals

• Main Authors: Finnegan, William G., Pitter, Richard L.
• Other Authors: NEVADA UNIV RENO DESERT RESEARCH INST
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *ICE FORMATION; *ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONS; INTERACTIONS; FREEZING; SULFURIC ACID; STRATOSPHERE; STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SHAPE; CRYSTALS; *ICE CRYSTALS; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CUBIC ICE CRYSTALS; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA277147; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA277147

In this final year of the program, investigators focused on questions of ice crystal morphological behavior under various conditions, such as when they fall or rise into a temperature regime which is inconsistent with their existing habit. The literature is unclear on this question; most published results indicate that if the conditions change, the ice crystal will change its growth characteristics.