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A total of 334 J of energy are required to melt 1 g of ice at 0°C, which is called the latent heat of melting. At 0°C, liquid water has 334 J g−1 more ... Skiptomaincontent Advertisement SearchSpringerLink Search Latentheatisaformofinternalorpotentialenergystoredbyevaporatedormeltedwater.Asicemeltsorliquidwaterevaporates,themoleculeschangestate—fromasolidtoaliquid,fromaliquidtoagas,orfromasoliddirectlytoagas.Theenergyrequiredtomelticeortoevaporatewaterdoesnotresultinachangeinitstemperature;rather,itisstoredthroughthephasechangeofthewatermoleculesandcanbesubsequentlyreleasedthroughcondensationofthewatervapor(througheitherdeworfrostformationorprecipitation)orrefreezingofliquidwater.Thisenergyistermedlatentheatsinceitdoesnotresultinachangeinthetemperatureofthewatermolecules-thermometerscannotmeasurethisenergy. Atotalof334Jofenergyarerequiredtomelt1goficeat0°C,whichiscalledthelatentheatofmelting.At0°C,liquidwaterhas334Jg−1moreenergythaniceatthesametemperature.Thisenergyisreleasedwhentheliquidwatersubsequentlyfreezes,and... Thisisapreviewofsubscriptioncontent,accessviayourinstitution. Buyingoptions Chapter EUR 29.95 PriceincludesVAT(Singapore) DOI:10.1007/1-4020-3266-8_124 Chapterlength:2pages InstantPDFdownload Readableonalldevices Ownitforever Exclusiveofferforindividualsonly Taxcalculationwillbefinalisedduringcheckout BuyChapter eBook EUR 481.49 PriceincludesVAT(Singapore) ISBN:978-1-4020-3266-0 InstantPDFdownload Readableonalldevices Ownitforever Exclusiveofferforindividualsonly Taxcalculationwillbefinalisedduringcheckout BuyeBook HardcoverBook EUR 399.00 PriceexcludesVAT(Singapore) ISBN:978-1-4020-3264-6 Dispatchedin3to5businessdays Exclusiveofferforindividualsonly FreeshippingworldwideShippingrestrictionsmayapply,checktoseeifyouareimpacted. Taxcalculationwillbefinalisedduringcheckout BuyHardcoverBook Learnaboutinstitutionalsubscriptions BibliographyBolton,D.,1980.Thecomputationofequivalentpotentialtemperature.MonthlyWeatherReview,108(7):1046–1053.CrossRef  GoogleScholar  Wallace,J.M.,andHobbs,P.V.,1977.AtmosphericScience:anintroductorysurvey.Orlando,FL:AcademicPress. GoogleScholar  Cross-referencesBowenRatio GoogleScholar  PhaseChanges GoogleScholar  SensibleHeat GoogleScholar  DownloadreferencesAuthorsDavidR.LegatesViewauthorpublicationsYoucanalsosearchforthisauthorin PubMed GoogleScholarEditorinformationEditorsandAffiliationsIndianaStateUniversity,TerreHaute,USAJohnE.OliverRightsandpermissionsReprintsandPermissionsCopyrightinformation©2005SpringerAboutthisentryCitethisentryLegates,D.R.(2005).LatentHeat. In:Oliver,J.E.(eds)EncyclopediaofWorldClimatology.EncyclopediaofEarthSciencesSeries.Springer,Dordrecht .https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3266-8_124Downloadcitation.RIS.ENW.BIBDOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3266-8_124 PublisherName:Springer,Dordrecht PrintISBN:978-1-4020-3264-6 OnlineISBN:978-1-4020-3266-0eBookPackages:EarthandEnvironmentalScienceReferenceModulePhysicalandMaterialsScienceSharethisentryAnyoneyousharethefollowinglinkwithwillbeabletoreadthiscontent:GetshareablelinkSorry,ashareablelinkisnotcurrentlyavailableforthisarticle.Copytoclipboard ProvidedbytheSpringerNatureSharedItcontent-sharinginitiative Accessviayourinstitution Buyingoptions Chapter EUR 29.95 PriceincludesVAT(Singapore) DOI:10.1007/1-4020-3266-8_124 Chapterlength:2pages InstantPDFdownload Readableonalldevices Ownitforever Exclusiveofferforindividualsonly Taxcalculationwillbefinalisedduringcheckout BuyChapter eBook EUR 481.49 PriceincludesVAT(Singapore) ISBN:978-1-4020-3266-0 InstantPDFdownload Readableonalldevices Ownitforever Exclusiveofferforindividualsonly Taxcalculationwillbefinalisedduringcheckout BuyeBook HardcoverBook EUR 399.00 PriceexcludesVAT(Singapore) ISBN:978-1-4020-3264-6 Dispatchedin3to5businessdays Exclusiveofferforindividualsonly FreeshippingworldwideShippingrestrictionsmayapply,checktoseeifyouareimpacted. Taxcalculationwillbefinalisedduringcheckout BuyHardcoverBook Learnaboutinstitutionalsubscriptions