Sea, River, Lake Ice Properties and Their Applications in Practices

Dear Colleagues,

The ice texture properties significantly depend on crystal variants and connection style between crystal boundaries. The connection style is sensitive to the temperature surrounding the ice material. With global warming, the increase of ice temperature at high-latitude areas is observed and it is expected that the process will accelerate in the future. The ice research advances for the cold regions at the middle latitude, where the ice temperature is near freezing point may support the ice sciences and engineering at polar regions. Therefore, understanding the properties of sea, river, and lake ice, especially the ice properties near the freezing point, and their applications in different practices are useful for polar ice science and engineering.

This special issue will cover the physical, thermal, mechanical, optical, and electrical properties of any kind of crystal ice and ice sheet. The scope will also include remote sensing, engineering, ecosystem, and entertainment by multi approaches of tests, theoretical analysis, numerical modeling, and physical modeling.  The other topics closely related to this issue are also welcome.

The special issue is prepared to address the “higher temperature” ice properties and their applications. The issue can guide future ice science and engineering in polar regions under climate change.

Prof. Dr. Zhijun Li
Dr. Tomasz Kolerski
Prof. Dr. Li Zhou
Prof. Dr. Xiaohong Shi
Prof. Dr. Zhengyong Zhang
Dr. Fang Li
Guest Editors

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