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Original Articles

Temperature gradient snow metamorphosis

Pages 141-143 | Published online: 16 Dec 2016
 

Abstract

This note shows how the rate of ice crystal growth during temperature gradient metamorphosis can be calculated using irreversible thermodynamics. The method describes the transfer of mass as a consequence of heat transfer. The main heat transfer is the latent heat change by condensing and freezing. Local equilibrium and no convection is assumed. The transport equation, with the temperature gradient as the force of transport, predicts mass transfer measurements.