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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 |
Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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