| Term: | Ice point |
| Definition: |
Tm or Tf. The narrowly correct name of what in everyday usage is called the melting point or freezing point of water. See pressure-melting point. IHPGlacierMassBalance
The true freezing point of water; the temperature at which a mixture of air-saturated pure water and pure ice exist in equilibrium at a pressure of one standard atmosphere. WMOMeteoterm The temperature at which a mixture of air-saturated pure water and pure ice may exist in equilibrium at a pressure of one standard atmosphere. The ice point is often used as one fiducial point (0C or 32F) in establishing a thermometric scale because it is reproduced relatively easily under laboratory conditions. The ice point is frequently called the freezing point, but the latter term should be reserved for the much broader reference to the solidification of any kind of liquid under various conditions. AMSglossary GCW |