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Stefan's equation

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For other equations of similar names, see Stefan's law of black-body radiation and Stefan's formula for specific surface energy.

In glaciology and civil engineering, Stefan's equation (or Stefan's formula) describes the dependence of ice-cover thickness on the temperature history. It says in particular that the expected ice accretion is proportional to the square root of the number of degree days below freezing. It is named for Austrian physicist Josef Stefan.

See also

References

  • Dean R. Freitag; Terry T. McFadden (1997). Introduction to Cold Regions Engineering. ASCE Publications. pp. 166–169. ISBN 0-7844-0006-7.
  • Stefan's formula in the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms at Answers.com


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