Sea ice near an ice shelf
In this thesis we investigate how supercooling in the ocean near an ice shelf affects the mass balance, crystal structure, and composition of sea ice. Ice shelves around Antarctica can cause supercooled water to appear below coastal fast ice in winter. In some circumstances an open matrix of large,...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Otago
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2503 |