Observations on a Plug of Old Sea Ice in the Entrance to Nansen Sound, Ellesmere Island.

Abstract

A plug of multi-year sea ice lies in the entrance to Nansen Sound between Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands. We discuss the history of the plug, give the results of observations made in 1980 and show that the plug is made up of sea ice of different ages and that it is still increasing in area. The present thickness of the ice in the oldest part of the plug averages about 6 metres. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA121333

Entities

People

  • H. E. Sadler
  • H. V. Serson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Cameras
  • Ellesmere Island
  • Glaciers
  • Ice
  • Islands
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Queen Elizabeth Islands
  • Ridges
  • Sea Ice
  • Security
  • Topography
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Polar and Arctic Studies