Author(s): R. Hausser; M. Drouin; F. E. Parkinson
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Abstract: Previous measurements of thin ice sheet formation on the moving water portion of Lake St. Louis, on the St. Lawrence River, had shown that thicknesses attained over relatively short exposure periods were significantly less than the traditional equation indicated. A review of these findings for the case with water at 0°C is presented. More recent detailed measurements on the La Grande River, on the open water reach downstream from the LG 2 Powerhouse, revealed even thinner ice sheets that formed on the warm water. These data are presented along with a relationship that describes the heat balance for the ice sheet, and its rate of thickening.
Year: 1986