Physical Properties of the Ice Cover of the Greenland Sea.

There is a very little information available on the physical properties of the ice cover of the Greenland Sea. This paper reviews what is known about the different types of ice that are believed to occur in this area. It also discusses how the internal structure and composition of these ice masses m...

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Main Author: Weeks,W F
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
*SEA ICE
*GREENLAND SEA
LITERATURE SURVEYS
MASS
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
COMPARISON
ORIENTATION(DIRECTION)
ICE FORMATION
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
COMPOSITION(PROPERTY)
GRAIN GROWTH
BEAUFORT SEA
PHOTOMICROGRAPHY
PACK ICE
Ice crystals
Ice foot
Fast ice
Frazil ice
Trans polar drift stream
Greenland
Beaufort Sea
Greenland Sea
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA123712
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Summary:There is a very little information available on the physical properties of the ice cover of the Greenland Sea. This paper reviews what is known about the different types of ice that are believed to occur in this area. It also discusses how the internal structure and composition of these ice masses may differ from those of the more extensively studied ice of the Beaufort Sea and identifies gaps in the present knowledge of the properties of such ice masses (regardless of place of origin). Finally a strategy is outlined for efficiently studying the properties of the ice in the Greenland Sea by combining structural and compositional characterization with limited property determinations. (Author)

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