EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE MELTING PROCESS OF ICE CRYSTALS JUST BELOW THE MELTING POINT

• Main Authors: ゴンダ タケヒコ, アライ ツトム, セイ タダノリ, Takehiko GONDA, Tsutomu ARAI, Tadanori SEI
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Scientific Paper 1999
• Subjects: Polar meteorology and glaciology
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2887; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002887/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2887&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

The melting process of ice crystals just below the melting point was investigated by in situ observation. We found that an ice crystal just below the melting point started to melt at the positions where dislocations or stacking faults emerged on the {0001} and {101^^-0} faces. We also found that the {1010} face of the ice crystal disappeared just below the melting point, while the {0001} face did not disappear even at the melting point.