Growth of first-year sea ice, Eclipse Sound, Baffin Island, Canada

A simple numerical integration method has been developed for predicting growth of ice under snow cover where solar radiation does not play a dominant role. The method is capable of incorporating variations in snow conditions and physical properties of ice and snow during the growth period. Theoretic...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Main Authors: Sinha, N. K., Nakawo, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1981
Subjects:
Civil and Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Baffin Island
Canada
Eclipse Sound
Baffin
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t81-003
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t81-003
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Summary:A simple numerical integration method has been developed for predicting growth of ice under snow cover where solar radiation does not play a dominant role. The method is capable of incorporating variations in snow conditions and physical properties of ice and snow during the growth period. Theoretical predictions compare favourably with field observations in Eclipse Sound, Baffin Island, for the winter seasons of 1977–78 and 1978–79.

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