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Singular sublimation of ice and snow crystals

Authors :
Etienne Jambon-Puillet
Noushine Shahidzadeh
Daniel Bonn
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Ice sublimation is a common, yet little-studied, heat and mass transfer problem with climatic and industrial implications. Here, the authors show that the sublimation of ice crystals is purely diffusive and is unaffected by the underlying crystalline lattice.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0d353f115b50494fa22451ac684fe998
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06689-x