The destructive effects of supercooled liquid water on airplane safety and climate models
Friday, November 4, 2016 - 13:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Exploring the properties of supercooled liquid water - the bane of airplane wings and climate theorists - investigators are mounting an expedition to fly huge tethered balloons in Alaska this coming winter, where temperatures descend to 40 degrees below zero and it’s dark as a dungeon for all but a few hours of the day.