Sea Ice Rubble Formations in the Bering Sea and Norton Sound, Alaska.

The occurrence of large, grounded pressure ridge formations up to 15 m high in the coastal waters of Norton Sound and the Bering Sea is discussed. These formations periodically float free and drift about, gouging the seabed. Their mass makes them a severe threat to both floating and bottom-founded s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kovacs,Austin
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*Sea ice
Bering Sea
Sounds(Waterways)
Ridges
Pressure
Fragments
Floating bodies
Drift
Norton Sound
*Ice rubble
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA113773
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA113773
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Summary:The occurrence of large, grounded pressure ridge formations up to 15 m high in the coastal waters of Norton Sound and the Bering Sea is discussed. These formations periodically float free and drift about, gouging the seabed. Their mass makes them a severe threat to both floating and bottom-founded structures in these waters. (Author)

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