Observations on a Plug of Old Sea Ice in the Entrance to Nansen Sound, Ellesmere Island.

A plug of multi-year sea ice lies in the entrance to Nansen Sound between Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands. We discuss the history of the plug, give the results of observations made in 1980 and show that the plug is made up of sea ice of different ages and that it is still increasing in area. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sadler,H E, Serson,H V
Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT PACIFIC VICTORIA (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
TEMPERATURE
THICKNESS
TOPOGRAPHY
PROFILES
HISTORY
PLUGS
ELLESMERE ISLAND
SOUNDS(WATERWAYS)
Nansen sound
Ellesmere Island
Heiberg
Nansen Sound
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA121333
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Summary:A plug of multi-year sea ice lies in the entrance to Nansen Sound between Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands. We discuss the history of the plug, give the results of observations made in 1980 and show that the plug is made up of sea ice of different ages and that it is still increasing in area. The present thickness of the ice in the oldest part of the plug averages about 6 metres. (Author)

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