Sintering and microstructure of ice: A review

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Blackford, Jane R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; ICE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; ISOTHERMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTERING;

ICE MORPHOLOGY; KINETIC FACTORS; MICROSTRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; POWER LAW MODELS;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 35548993322     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/21/R02     Document Type: Article

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