Brine percolation and the transport properties of sea ice

Journal Article Sea ice is distinguished from many other porous composites, such as sandstones or bone, in that its microstructure and bulk material properties can vary dramatically over a small temperature range. For brine-volume fractions below a critical value of about 5%, which corresponds to a...

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Main Author: Golden, Kenneth M.
Other Authors: College of Science, Mathematics
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: International Glaciological Society 2001
Subjects:
Brine volume
Percolation theory
Connectedness properties
Sea ice
Online Access:https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ms4b4g
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Summary:Journal Article Sea ice is distinguished from many other porous composites, such as sandstones or bone, in that its microstructure and bulk material properties can vary dramatically over a small temperature range. For brine-volume fractions below a critical value of about 5%, which corresponds to a critical temperature of about -5oC for salinity of 5 ppt, columnar sea ice is effectively impermeable to fluid transport.

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