Surface Topography of Etched Ice Crystals Observed by a Scanning Electron Microscope
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- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 8 (54) , 475-483
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000027052
Abstract
Surface topography of etched ice crystals was examined by a scanning electron microscope in combination with a Formvar replica method. The deep focus of the scanning electron microscope allowed observation of the sharply three-dimensional topography of ice surfaces. Various useful information was obtained from microphotographs of etched basal and prismatic planes, fractured surfaces, and grain boundaries formed between microcrystals of ice.Keywords
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