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0urob0ross_ says:

Yes, it can freeze due to the windchill reducing the temperature to below 0 degrees C.  The windchill is a measure of how much heat is being lost due to the wind, and the windchill temperature is the equivalent 'still' temperature.  So if the temperature is 5 deg C with a windchill of -2 deg C, it means that although it is 5 deg C, it will feel like you're standing in -2 deg C temperatures.  It's because the wind whips away the insulating warm air that surrounds you, thereby increasing the rate of heat loss by convection.  The same applies to water - it's rate of heat loss is increased and the water temperature can fall below zero, thereby freezing.

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posted on 2009-08-29 22:20:18 | Report abuse

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boatspeed says:

Rubbish! If this were the case, it would be possible to build a freezer by blowing warm air over a box. The rate of heat transfer is what increases when wind blows over the surface of the water, so the temperature of the water will tend towards the air temperature at a greater rate. If the air is warmerer than the water the water will warm up.

Wind chill calculations are an approximation of the equivalent temparature in still air which would produce the same heat loss from a human body.

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posted on 2009-09-01 19:10:38 | Report abuse


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