Sea Ice: Terminology, Formation and Movement

Anchor ice. All submerged ice attached to the bottom irrespective of the nature of its formation. Barrier ice, or Shelf ice. A form of land ice or land ice afloat, produced by an accumulation of horizontal layers of snow which has reached the intermediate opaque névé or firn stage before passing int...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1944
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
True Glacier
Polar Record
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400041565
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400041565
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Summary:Anchor ice. All submerged ice attached to the bottom irrespective of the nature of its formation. Barrier ice, or Shelf ice. A form of land ice or land ice afloat, produced by an accumulation of horizontal layers of snow which has reached the intermediate opaque névé or firn stage before passing into true glacier ice. Portions of the barrier break off to form tabular bergs.

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