Growth and Decay of Lake Ice in the Vicinity of Schefferville (Knob Lake), Quebec

Reports an investigation into the relative proportions and rates of growth and decay of white ice (snow ice) and black ice on lakes in this area. The mode of formation and conditions of weather, snow cover, prevalence of slush, etc favoring white ice growth are detailed, with graphs. The ice-buildin...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Shaw, J.B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1965
Subjects:
Koch
Lauge
1892-1964
Arctic
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66508 2023-05-15T14:19:20+02:00 Growth and Decay of Lake Ice in the Vicinity of Schefferville (Knob Lake), Quebec Shaw, J.B. 1965-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66508 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66508/50421 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66508 ARCTIC; Vol. 18 No. 2 (1965): June: 69–148; 123-132 1923-1245 0004-0843 Koch Lauge 1892-1964 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1965 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:21Z Reports an investigation into the relative proportions and rates of growth and decay of white ice (snow ice) and black ice on lakes in this area. The mode of formation and conditions of weather, snow cover, prevalence of slush, etc favoring white ice growth are detailed, with graphs. The ice-building potential of a heavy snow cover is emphasized, and the combination of high temperature, snowfall and light winds is considered particularly favorable for white ice formation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 18 2 123
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Lauge
1892-1964
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Lauge
1892-1964
Shaw, J.B.
Growth and Decay of Lake Ice in the Vicinity of Schefferville (Knob Lake), Quebec
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Lauge
1892-1964
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title_sort growth and decay of lake ice in the vicinity of schefferville (knob lake), quebec
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