Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes
Abstract The processes of melting, freezing, precipitation, evaporation and condensation were considered in the computation of the mass budget of an ice floe in the northern Chukchi Sea. It was bound that condensation and evaporation contribute negligible amounts, and that melting accounted for the...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000018694 2024-03-03T08:42:01+00:00 Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes Hanson, Arnold M. 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018694 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000018694 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 5, issue 41, page 701-709 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1965 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018694 2024-02-08T08:40:23Z Abstract The processes of melting, freezing, precipitation, evaporation and condensation were considered in the computation of the mass budget of an ice floe in the northern Chukchi Sea. It was bound that condensation and evaporation contribute negligible amounts, and that melting accounted for the largest loss from the upper surface of the floe. From an original mass of 270 g. cm. −2 a unit ice column lost 9.2 g. cm. −2 by melting of snow and 35.2 g. cm. −2 by melting of ice during the melt season. During the freezing period 5.8 g. cm. −2 were regained by the accumulation of snow and frost. Measurements at the bottom of the ice indicate an estimated net loss of 5 g. cm. −2 over a seven-month study. A comparison of six summers at three stations shows no obvious correlation of ablation and latitude, and an average loss of ice at the surface of 40 g. cm. −2 . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Arctic Chukchi Sea Journal of Glaciology 5 41 701 709 |
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Abstract The processes of melting, freezing, precipitation, evaporation and condensation were considered in the computation of the mass budget of an ice floe in the northern Chukchi Sea. It was bound that condensation and evaporation contribute negligible amounts, and that melting accounted for the largest loss from the upper surface of the floe. From an original mass of 270 g. cm. −2 a unit ice column lost 9.2 g. cm. −2 by melting of snow and 35.2 g. cm. −2 by melting of ice during the melt season. During the freezing period 5.8 g. cm. −2 were regained by the accumulation of snow and frost. Measurements at the bottom of the ice indicate an estimated net loss of 5 g. cm. −2 over a seven-month study. A comparison of six summers at three stations shows no obvious correlation of ablation and latitude, and an average loss of ice at the surface of 40 g. cm. −2 . |
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Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes |
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Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes |
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Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes |
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Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes |
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Studies of the Mass Budget of Arctic Pack-Ice Floes |
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