Isotopic, chemical and crystallographic characteristics of first-year sea ice from Breid Bay (Princess Ragnhild Coast — Antarctica)

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Tison, J.-L., Haren, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Weddell Sea; Syowa Station; Weddell; Breid Bay; Princess Ragnhild Coast; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; ice core; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102089000386; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102089000386

A detailed profile of the ice fabric, the deuterium content and the sodium concentration of a 1.64 m long, first-year sea-ice core from Breid Bay, near Syowa station (Antarctica), is described. The core consists mainly of frazil ice (77%), a common feature observed in recent extended studies of the...