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Subject: Does radiation slow down ice forming under bridges?

Date: Thu Jan 27 14:03:53 2000
Posted by Jozef Van Hecke
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Schilde State/Province: No state entered. Country: Belgium
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 949003433.Es
Message:

Concerns Message ID: 854384452.Es 
I suppose the radiation temperature of a bridge in Winter (some tens of 
Celsius degrees under zero) to be much higher than an open (or even 
clouded) winter sky. 
Could this contribute significantly, besides the wind sheltering and 
convection limiting effect of bridges?
I am a Belgian, male, 54 year old Electrico-Mechanical Engineer 
(corresponds to MSc level)


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