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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The Arctic Institute of North America
1963
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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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| spelling | ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66580 2025-06-15T14:14:17+00:00 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 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z 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 Unknown Arctic Arctic Ocean ARCTIC 16 2 142 |
| spellingShingle | Breakup Melting Salinity Sea ice Arctic Ocean Mellor, Malcolm Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice |
| title | Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice |
| title_full | Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice |
| title_fullStr | Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice |
| title_short | Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice |
| title_sort | promoting the decay of sea-ice |
| topic | Breakup Melting Salinity Sea ice Arctic Ocean |
| topic_facet | Breakup Melting Salinity Sea ice Arctic Ocean |
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