Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice
Fresh ice stalactites were observed beneath sea ice in Antarctica. They are hollow, tapering, inverted cones having a base diameter between 10 and 20 centimeters and a tip diameter of 4 to 10 centimeters extending downward about 100 centimeters. The stalactites form when dense, chilled brine drains...
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| description | Fresh ice stalactites were observed beneath sea ice in Antarctica. They are hollow, tapering, inverted cones having a base diameter between 10 and 20 centimeters and a tip diameter of 4 to 10 centimeters extending downward about 100 centimeters. The stalactites form when dense, chilled brine drains downward from the ice sheet into seawater of normal salinity and near-freezing temperature. |
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| genre | Antarc* Antarctica Ice Sheet Sea ice |
| genre_facet | Antarc* Antarctica Ice Sheet Sea ice |
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| op_source | Science volume 167, issue 3915, page 171-172 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
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| spelling | craaas:10.1126/science.167.3915.171.b 2025-11-30T17:25:29+00:00 Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice Paige, Russell A. 1970 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3915.171.b https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.167.3915.171.b en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 167, issue 3915, page 171-172 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1970 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3915.171.b 2025-11-06T00:51:25Z Fresh ice stalactites were observed beneath sea ice in Antarctica. They are hollow, tapering, inverted cones having a base diameter between 10 and 20 centimeters and a tip diameter of 4 to 10 centimeters extending downward about 100 centimeters. The stalactites form when dense, chilled brine drains downward from the ice sheet into seawater of normal salinity and near-freezing temperature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Ice Sheet Sea ice AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 167 3915 171 172 |
| spellingShingle | Paige, Russell A. Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice |
| title | Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice |
| title_full | Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice |
| title_fullStr | Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice |
| title_short | Stalactite Growth beneath Sea Ice |
| title_sort | stalactite growth beneath sea ice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3915.171.b https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.167.3915.171.b |