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The Percolation Phase Transition in Sea Ice
Citation
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]
DOI: doi:10.1126/science.282.5397.2238
Abstract
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 -5°C 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.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience |
Research Field: | Glaciology |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean) |
UTAS Author: | Lytle, VI (Dr Victoria Lytle) |
ID Code: | 14702 |
Year Published: | 1998 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 339 |
Deposited By: | CRC-Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environm |
Deposited On: | 1998-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-09 |
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