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🧊 River Ice Cover: Stefan Growth, Snow Insulation and Safe Crossing

Cutaway of a frozen river: ice thickens by the Stefan law, snow insulates it, and the Gold rule plus plate-on-water deflection and critical speed decide whether a vehicle can cross.

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⚙ Under the hood

Cutaway of a frozen river: ice thickens by the Stefan law, snow insulates it, and the Gold rule plus plate-on-water deflection and critical speed decide whether a vehicle can cross.

River IceStefan LawSnow InsulationIce RoadHeat Conduction

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install