Keith:
I go through line by line - but deleting as much as I can. Mine all in bold
caps.
On Jan 15, 2014, at 10:28 AM, Keith Henson wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Ronal W. Larson
> wrote:
>> Keith:
>>
>> Again thanks
>>
>> Re- being able to make thicker ice in the Arctic - fr
Personally, I can't see these thermal diodes being at all practical.
Far cheaper and simpler to just break up the ice, or pump water on top
of it. The maths is pretty simple. The thermal diode can only be at
a temperature of the water, at a maximum. It's heat transfer is a
function of the surfac
ng; John Nissen; Peter Flynn; RAU greg
Subject: Re: [geo] Making ice (change of thread title)
Personally, I can't see these thermal diodes being at all practical.
Far cheaper and simpler to just break up the ice, or pump water on top
of it. The maths is pretty simple. The thermal diode can only
Hi
I accept that glacier grounding may have a use for thermal diodes, but
in sea ice they're pretty useless.
Breaking ice works well, because ice is an excellent thermal
insulator. Icebreaker paths are cheap. Broken, the cold air hits the
sea, and the water can also radiate to deep space.
The
January 15, 2014 4:24 PM
To: Ronal Larson
Cc: Keith Henson; Geoengineering; John Nissen; Peter Flynn; RAU greg
Subject: Re: [geo] Making ice (change of thread title)
Personally, I can't see these thermal diodes being at all practical.
Far cheaper and simpler to just break up the ice, or pump
