Author(s): Torkild Carstens
Linked Author(s): Torkild Carstens
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Abstract: The most important terms in the heat balance of a body of water are radiation, convection and evaporation. Examples of empirical approximations to the more exact expressions are given. The heat lost by the water results in a change of state after the water has become sufficiently supercooled. When the surface turbulence is strong enough, an ice cover cannot form, and heat losses then produce frazil ice. This process and the subsequent history of the frazil are discussed.
Year: 1970