Sea Ice Thrust Structures
Unusual thrust structures in thin sea ice sheets were observed in Labrador and Greenland. These structures are the result of thin ice sheets being forced into each other by a combination of wind and waves. When thicker pack ice is subjected to these same forces pressure ridges result.
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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International Glaciological Society
1958
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| Online Access: | https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45123/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45123/1/Anderson_1958p173.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140422-155026235 |
| Summary: | Unusual thrust structures in thin sea ice sheets were observed in Labrador and Greenland. These structures are the result of thin ice sheets being forced into each other by a combination of wind and waves. When thicker pack ice is subjected to these same forces pressure ridges result. |
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