THE SALINITY DISTRIBUTION IN YOUNG SEA ICE

Abstract

Studies were conducted at North Star Bay (NW Greenland) during Oct-Nov 1956 to examine the lateral and vertical salinity variation in known types of natural sea ice. Sampling procedures and data analysis are described in detail. The data show that the standard deviation of the salinity values from closely spaced cored samples in sheet ice are always equal to or greater than !0.3%. In pancake ice, the standard deviation is usually !1.0%. This uncertainty will produce a standard deviation of approximately ! 4 to 6% of the total brine volume in the sheet iceAND ! ll to 19% in pancake ice. This accounts for a considerable portion of the scatter observed in studying the strength properties of sea ice. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0284938

Entities

People

  • O.s. Lee
  • W.f. Weeks

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Greenland
  • Ice
  • Information Science
  • Salinity
  • Sampling
  • Sea Ice
  • Standards
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space