Comments on Canadian proposal for changes in WMO sea ice terminology

The Canadian proposals outlined by Miss Dunbar ( antea , p 717–22) have the great advantage of having grown out of several years' practical application of the WMO International Ice Nomenclature. The proposals are made not only out of a desire to refine concepts and lessen ambiguity as knowledge...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Armstrong, Terence, Roberts, Brian, Swithinbank, Charles
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1965
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Dunbar
Polar Record
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400059520
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400059520
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Summary:The Canadian proposals outlined by Miss Dunbar ( antea , p 717–22) have the great advantage of having grown out of several years' practical application of the WMO International Ice Nomenclature. The proposals are made not only out of a desire to refine concepts and lessen ambiguity as knowledge grows, but also out of a need for reorganization called for by practical considerations. This is the right way for a terminology to develop.

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