PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG SEA ICE, POINT BARROW, ALASKA

Abstract

Studies were made of a 31.4 cm-long core of sea ice obtained from Elson Lagoon, Point Barrow, Alaska, to determine relationships between structural features readily observed in horizontal thin sections under low magnification. Important intercrystalline structural features ARE A SYSTEMATIC INCREASE IN CRYSTAL SIZE WITH DEPTH AND A FAIRLY CONSTANT 2:1 RATIO BETWEEN THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE ICE CRYSTALS.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0294162

Entities

People

  • W.f. Weeks
  • W.l. Hamilton

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkalies
  • Bases (Chemistry)
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Fluids
  • Hydrogen Compounds
  • Ice
  • Magnification
  • Sea Ice

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies