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Title: The internal structure of fast ice near Narwhal Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Authors: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States. Bureau of Land Management
Gow, A. J. (Anthony Jack)
Weeks, W. F.
Keywords: Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Ice
Fast ice
Ice structure
Sea ice
EPOLAR
Publisher: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: CRREL report ; 77-29.
Description: CRREL Report
Abstract: Results of measurements of salinity, grain size, substructure dimensions and crystal fabrics of the undeformed 2.15-m-thick annual sea ice sheet near Narwhal Island, Alaska, are presented. A notable observation was the formation of a dominant c-axis horizontal structure in all ice below 14 cm, including transformation to a pronounced east-west alignment of the c-axes by a depth of 66 cm. This study confirms earlier reports of the occurrence of very strong horizontal c-axis alignments in arctic fast ice.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9500
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