Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice

Proposes a method for hastening the spring melting by hosing the ice with sea water. This would raise the salinity of the surface from approx. 5 per mil in the Arctic, to 20 or 30 per mil, resulting in increased absorption of solar radiation, greater surface heat, etc., which in turn would weaken th...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Mellor, Malcolm
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1963
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66580 2023-05-15T14:18:55+02:00 Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice Mellor, Malcolm 1963-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66580 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66580/50493 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66580 ARCTIC; Vol. 16 No. 2 (1963): June: 81–148; 142 1923-1245 0004-0843 Breakup Melting Salinity Sea ice Arctic Ocean info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1963 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:26Z Proposes a method for hastening the spring melting by hosing the ice with sea water. This would raise the salinity of the surface from approx. 5 per mil in the Arctic, to 20 or 30 per mil, resulting in increased absorption of solar radiation, greater surface heat, etc., which in turn would weaken the ice. This method, utilizing submersible pumps, should be relatively inexpensive. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Arctic Ocean ARCTIC 16 2 142
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Melting
Salinity
Sea ice
Arctic Ocean
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Melting
Salinity
Sea ice
Arctic Ocean
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Salinity
Sea ice
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description Proposes a method for hastening the spring melting by hosing the ice with sea water. This would raise the salinity of the surface from approx. 5 per mil in the Arctic, to 20 or 30 per mil, resulting in increased absorption of solar radiation, greater surface heat, etc., which in turn would weaken the ice. This method, utilizing submersible pumps, should be relatively inexpensive.
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