An Introduction to Ice in the Polar Oceans.

This report provides a general review of the formation, growth, distribution, properties, and behavior of sea ice in the polar oceans. Aspects of sea ice that are discussed include its extent, formation, growth, heat balance, mass balance, mechanical properties, morphology, optical properties, salin...

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Main Author: Maykut,Gary A
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
THERMAL PROPERTIES
POLAR REGIONS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
THICKNESS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
DISTRIBUTION
GROWTH(GENERAL)
MASS
MORPHOLOGY
ICE FORMATION
ICE
BALANCE
BEHAVIOR
OCEANS
SALINITY
HEAT BALANCE
Mass balance
WUNR307252
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA166140
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA166140
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Summary:This report provides a general review of the formation, growth, distribution, properties, and behavior of sea ice in the polar oceans. Aspects of sea ice that are discussed include its extent, formation, growth, heat balance, mass balance, mechanical properties, morphology, optical properties, salinity, structure, thermal properties, and thickness distribution.

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