An Investigation of Frazil and Anchor Ice and Their Role in Ice Cover Development

Abstract

The primary objective of this research has been to develop a basic scientific understanding of frazil and anchor ice including their formation (nucleation or sources), growth, characteristics, and evolution and to assess the roles that they play in the development of the ice cover during freeze-up particularly in edge ice formation, floe development, and ice cover formation. The report contains the results of the above studies. Keywords: Frazil ice; Anchor ice; Ice cover; Ice; Freeze-up; Ice formation; Alaska.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209131

Entities

People

  • J. P. Gosink
  • T. E. Osterkamp

Organizations

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Cameras
  • Classification
  • Cold Regions
  • Drops
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ice Formation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nucleation
  • Organic Materials
  • Particles
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies