The Percolation Phase Transition in Sea Ice
Sea ice exhibits a marked transition in its fluid transport properties at a critical brine volume fraction p(c) of about 5 percent, or temperature T(c) of about -5C for salinity of 5 parts per thousand. For temperatures warmer than T(c), brine carrying heat and nutrients can move through the ice, wh...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:14702 2023-05-15T18:16:14+02:00 The Percolation Phase Transition in Sea Ice Golden, KM Ackley, SF Lytle, VI 1998 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5397.2238 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/14702 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5397.2238 Golden, KM and Ackley, SF and Lytle, VI, The Percolation Phase Transition in Sea Ice, Science, 282, (5397) pp. 2238-2241. ISSN 0036-8075 (1998) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/14702 Earth Sciences Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience Glaciology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 1998 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5397.2238 2019-12-13T20:58:51Z Sea ice exhibits a marked transition in its fluid transport properties at a critical brine volume fraction p(c) of about 5 percent, or temperature T(c) of about -5C for salinity of 5 parts per thousand. For temperatures warmer than T(c), brine carrying heat and nutrients can move through the ice, whereas for colder temperatures the ice is impermeable. This transition plays a key role in the geophysics, biology, and remote sensing of sea ice. Percolation theory can be used to understand this critical behavior of transport in sea ice. The similarity of sea ice microstructure to compressed powders is used to theoretically predict p(c) of about 5 percent. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Science 282 5397 2238 2241 |
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Sea ice exhibits a marked transition in its fluid transport properties at a critical brine volume fraction p(c) of about 5 percent, or temperature T(c) of about -5C for salinity of 5 parts per thousand. For temperatures warmer than T(c), brine carrying heat and nutrients can move through the ice, whereas for colder temperatures the ice is impermeable. This transition plays a key role in the geophysics, biology, and remote sensing of sea ice. Percolation theory can be used to understand this critical behavior of transport in sea ice. The similarity of sea ice microstructure to compressed powders is used to theoretically predict p(c) of about 5 percent. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5397.2238 Golden, KM and Ackley, SF and Lytle, VI, The Percolation Phase Transition in Sea Ice, Science, 282, (5397) pp. 2238-2241. ISSN 0036-8075 (1998) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/14702 |
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