Petrographic and Salinity Characteristics of Brackish Water Ice in the Bay of Bothnia

• Main Authors: Gow, Anthony J., Weeks, W. F., Kosloff, Pekka, Carsey, Susan
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *ICE MECHANICS; *SNOW; *SALINITY; *BRACKISH WATER; *SEA ICE; MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PREPARATION; LAYERS; ICE; BRINES; SWEDEN; TEXTURE; OCEANS; TRANSITIONS; PATTERNS; AXES; SURFACE WATERS; PLATES; BALTIC SEA; BAYS; PROFILES; FRESH WATER; WATER; OBSERVATION; SITES; STRUCTURES; RADAR; BOTHNIA BAY; Arctic; Tornio; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA256302; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA256302

Field observations made during the March 1988 BEPERS (Bothnian Experiment in Preparation for ERS-1) remote sensing experiment included measurements of the snow and ice thickness, temperature, salinity and crystal structure profiles of the different types of brackish ice that form in the Bay of Bothn...