In-Situ Study of Atmospheric Ice

• Main Authors: Petrenko, Victor F., Higa, Michiya
• Other Authors: DARTMOUTH COLL HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Electricity and Magnetism; *ICE MECHANICS; *CAPACITANCE; *IN SITU ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; SYMPOSIA; LIQUIDS; WATER; MOISTURE CONTENT; *LWCI(LIQUID WATER CONTENT IN GROWING ATMOSPHERIC ICE); *CONDUCTANCE; COMPONENT REPORTS; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA432325; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA432325

We present a new approach for calculating liquid water content in growing atmospheric ice (LWCi) from in-situ measurements of both capacitance and conductance. Computer simulations and experimental data analysis of the four different connections between liquid and solid parts of atmospheric ice show that a combination of series and parallel connections is the most appropriate model for Calculating LWCi. Assuming this combination model, and using in-situ measurements of both capacitance and conductance, we were able to accurately determine the time-variation of LWCi. The original document contains color images.