Sea ice—it’s more than just frozen water
The Earth’s polar oceans are cold enough that it’s possible to walk on sea water turned to ice. About nine million square miles of ice rest float on top of the world’s high-altitude seas and oceans. Looking like plates, sheets and mounds of fractured alabaster on a surface of shimmering blue, sea ic...
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1485366 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1485366 https://doi.org/10.2172/1485366 |
| Summary: | The Earth’s polar oceans are cold enough that it’s possible to walk on sea water turned to ice. About nine million square miles of ice rest float on top of the world’s high-altitude seas and oceans. Looking like plates, sheets and mounds of fractured alabaster on a surface of shimmering blue, sea ice is more than a beautiful phenomenon—it influences the Earth’s climate, wildlife and people who must contend with it year-round. |
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