Ice cover deformations at Adams Island, winter 1982–1983

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Sayed, M., Frederking, R. M. W., Bradford, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Adams Island; Eclipse Sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t86-049; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t86-049

Measurements of horizontal movements of the ice cover near Adams Island, March to June 1983, and in Eclipse Sound, December 1982 to June 1983, indicate no apparent coupling between movement direction and wind or current. Average strain rates in the plane of the ice cover were 10 −10 s −1 , with a ma...