The book containing 18 chapters is divided into three parts Part 1 Fundamentals of Ice Formation and Ice Characteristics Part 2 Ice Adhesion and Its Measurement and Part 3 Methods to Mitigate Ice Adhesion. The topics covered Include Factors influencing the formation adhesion and friction of ice ice nucleation on solid surfaces physics of ice nucleation and growth on a surface condensation frosting defrosting properties of structured surfaces relationship between surface free energy and ice adhes