Articles | Volume 13, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2385-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2385-2019
Research article
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12 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2019

The morphology of ice and liquid brine in an environmental scanning electron microscope: a study of the freezing methods

Ľubica Vetráková, Vilém Neděla, Jiří Runštuk, and Dominik Heger

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Jun 2019) by Joel Savarino
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (26 Jun 2019) by Joel Savarino
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Jul 2019) by Joel Savarino
ED: Publish as is (30 Jul 2019) by Joel Savarino
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We froze salty solutions to examine where and how the brine is distributed within the ice by using an environmental scanning electron microscope. The structures are highly heterogeneous, consisting of almost pure ice intertwined with brine, which can form lamellae, veins, or pools on the surface. Considering various concentrations and methods for laboratory ice preparation, we determined how the freezing technique influences the microstructure of the brine on and in the ice.