SALINITY VARIATIONS IN SEA ICE

The study was undertaken to determine the variation in multiyear ice salinity profiles with changes in ice surface topography. The results also led to an examination of the variation of the mean salinity of both first-year and multiyear ice with changes in ice thickness. Salinity observations from sea ice of varying thicknesses and ages collected at various arctic subarctic locations revealed a strong correlation between the average salinity of the ice thickness.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

  72 Lyme Road
  Hanover, NH  United States  03755-1290
• Authors:
  • Cox, GFN
  • Weeks, W F
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Identification systems; Salinity; Thickness
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice age determination; Ice identification; Ice profiles; Ice thickness
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054858
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: #310 Res Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM