STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES.
The processes of melting, freezing, precipitation, evaporation and condensation were considered in the computation of the mass budget of an ice floe in the northern Chukchi Sea. It was found that condensation and evaporation contribute negligible amounts, and that melting accounted for the largest l...
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ftdtic:AD0619232 2023-05-15T14:56:17+02:00 STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES. Hanson,Arnold M. WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 1964-06-23 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0619232 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0619232 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0619232 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS *ICE ISLANDS ICE CHUKCHI SEA ARCTIC REGIONS CLIMATE METEOROLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY Text 1964 ftdtic 2016-02-21T22:39:51Z The processes of melting, freezing, precipitation, evaporation and condensation were considered in the computation of the mass budget of an ice floe in the northern Chukchi Sea. It was found that condensation and evaporation contribute negligible amounts, and that melting accounted for the largest loss from the upper surface of the floe. From an original mass of 270 g./sq cm, a unit ice column lost 9.2 g./sq cm by melting of snow and 35.2 g./sq cm by melting of ice during the melt season. During the freezing period 5.8 g./sq cm were regained by the accumulation of snow and frost. Measurements at the bottom of the ice indicate an estimated net loss of 5 g./sq cm over a seven-month study. A comparison of six summers at three stations shows no obvious correlation of ablation and latitude, and an average loss of ice at the surface of 40 g./sq cm. (Author) Pub. in Journal of Glaciology v5 n41 p701-9 Jun 1965 (Copies available only to DDC users). Text Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Chukchi Sea |
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The processes of melting, freezing, precipitation, evaporation and condensation were considered in the computation of the mass budget of an ice floe in the northern Chukchi Sea. It was found that condensation and evaporation contribute negligible amounts, and that melting accounted for the largest loss from the upper surface of the floe. From an original mass of 270 g./sq cm, a unit ice column lost 9.2 g./sq cm by melting of snow and 35.2 g./sq cm by melting of ice during the melt season. During the freezing period 5.8 g./sq cm were regained by the accumulation of snow and frost. Measurements at the bottom of the ice indicate an estimated net loss of 5 g./sq cm over a seven-month study. A comparison of six summers at three stations shows no obvious correlation of ablation and latitude, and an average loss of ice at the surface of 40 g./sq cm. (Author) Pub. in Journal of Glaciology v5 n41 p701-9 Jun 1965 (Copies available only to DDC users). |
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STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES. |
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STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES. |
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STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES. |
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STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES. |
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STUDIES OF THE MASS BUDGET OF ARCTIC PACKICE FLOES. |
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studies of the mass budget of arctic packice floes. |
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