Preferred crystal orientations due to melt convection during directional solidification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2002, Pages

  Bergman, Michael I ^a   Cole, David M ^b   Jones, Jackson R ^a  

^a Simons Rock College   (United States)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow; Ice; Inner core; Solidification; Texture

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORIOLIS FORCE; HEAT FLOW; ICE CRYSTAL; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; SALT WATER; SEA ICE; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 0037058543     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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