An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River

An unusual humped formation of floating ice, about 10 m. high, 100 m. wide and 1,200 m. long, was observed on the Ottawa River, Canada. Some characteristics of this formation are described. The cause of the humps was found to be frazil ice deposited in a trench about 90 m. wide, 90 m. deep and 1,200...

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Main Authors: Gold, L. W., Williams, G. P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1963
Subjects:
ice
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20375113 2024-01-21T10:07:37+01:00 An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River Gold, L. W. Williams, G. P. 1963-08-01 text https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=a8b05ac2-b014-44a6-8336-1d42de618d9a https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=a8b05ac2-b014-44a6-8336-1d42de618d9a https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=a8b05ac2-b014-44a6-8336-1d42de618d9a eng eng issn:0022-1430 Journal of Glaciology, Volume: 4, Issue: 35, Publication date: 1963-08-01, Pages: 569–573 report_number:DBR-TP-159 ice glace (gel) rivers rivière crackings (breaking) fissuration article 1963 ftnrccanada 2023-12-24T00:02:09Z An unusual humped formation of floating ice, about 10 m. high, 100 m. wide and 1,200 m. long, was observed on the Ottawa River, Canada. Some characteristics of this formation are described. The cause of the humps was found to be frazil ice deposited in a trench about 90 m. wide, 90 m. deep and 1,200 m. long. The frazil ice was formed in rapids up-stream from the humps. Une formation bombée inhabituelle de glace flottante d' environ 10 mètres de haut, 100 mètres de large et 1 200 mè tres de long a été observée sur la revière Ottawa, Canada. On décrit quelques caractéristiques de cette formation. On attribue les bombements à du sorbet (mélange laiteux de glace et d'eau) déposé dans une fosse, d'environ 90 mètres de large, 90 mètres de profondeur et 1 200 mètres de long. Le sorbet a été formé dans des rapides en amont des bombements. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Canada Fosse ENVELOPE(19.182,19.182,69.959,69.959) Humps ENVELOPE(-57.450,-57.450,-63.983,-63.983)
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topic ice
glace (gel)
rivers
rivière
crackings (breaking)
fissuration
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glace (gel)
rivers
rivière
crackings (breaking)
fissuration
Gold, L. W.
Williams, G. P.
An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River
topic_facet ice
glace (gel)
rivers
rivière
crackings (breaking)
fissuration
description An unusual humped formation of floating ice, about 10 m. high, 100 m. wide and 1,200 m. long, was observed on the Ottawa River, Canada. Some characteristics of this formation are described. The cause of the humps was found to be frazil ice deposited in a trench about 90 m. wide, 90 m. deep and 1,200 m. long. The frazil ice was formed in rapids up-stream from the humps. Une formation bombée inhabituelle de glace flottante d' environ 10 mètres de haut, 100 mètres de large et 1 200 mè tres de long a été observée sur la revière Ottawa, Canada. On décrit quelques caractéristiques de cette formation. On attribue les bombements à du sorbet (mélange laiteux de glace et d'eau) déposé dans une fosse, d'environ 90 mètres de large, 90 mètres de profondeur et 1 200 mètres de long. Le sorbet a été formé dans des rapides en amont des bombements. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Gold, L. W.
Williams, G. P.
author_facet Gold, L. W.
Williams, G. P.
author_sort Gold, L. W.
title An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River
title_short An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River
title_full An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River
title_fullStr An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River
title_full_unstemmed An unusual ice formation on the Ottawa River
title_sort unusual ice formation on the ottawa river
publishDate 1963
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Journal of Glaciology, Volume: 4, Issue: 35, Publication date: 1963-08-01, Pages: 569–573
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