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Studies of Liquid Layers on Ice Surfaces


EMSL Project ID
2077

Abstract

Ice and snow in nature appears to have important roles in the air chemistry of the polar region, and in temperate regions in winter. Much is presumed to occur in thin (somes single molecule thick) films of liquid water onthe ice surface. These films will typically be a fairly concentrated solution of various water impurities rejected from the ice, or formed in equilibrium with soluble atmospheric trace gases. These films will be explored by sensitive magnetic resonance methods, at PNNL

Project Details

Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2000-09-28
End Date
2001-09-28
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Paul Shepson
Institution
Purdue University

Team Members

Leonard Barrie
Institution
The Cyprus Institute

Herman Cho
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

James Cowin
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Publications

Lilach Y, MJ Iedema, and JP Cowin. 2007. "Dissociation of Water Buried under Ice on Pt(111)." Physical Review Letters 98(1):Art. No. 016105.