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5. Research Report

Title:	Formation, growth, and decay of sea ice in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Authors:	Canada. Dept. of Transport. Meteorological Division. United States. Weather Bureau. Bilello, Michael A.
Keywords:	Sea ice Canada Arctic regions Ice formation Ice growth Deformation Ice disintegration Meteorology Climatology Climate EPOLAR
Publisher:	U.S. Army Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Establishment. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.:	Research report (U.S. Army Snow
Description:	Research Report Summary: Equations relating the accretion and decay of sea ice to standard meteorological data are derived empirically from observations at 5 stations (Alert, Eureka, Isachsen, Mould Bay, and Resolute) with varying periods of record from 1947-1957. The equations differ from existing formulas in that they are differential in nature, to permit calculation of ice growth by increments, and contain a separate term allowing for variations in snow-cover depths. The use of the formulas requires only a knowledge of air temperatures and snow depths. A good correlation is found between the decrease in ice thickness and accumulated degree days above -1.8°C. The location of each station, the names of the surrounding water bodies, and the approximate water depths where ice thickness measurements were made are listed in Appendix A; the techniques used in the measurements are described in Appendix B; data on observed ice thickness are tabulated in Appendix C; and accumulated degree days of frost and average snow depths for 20-cm. increments of ice growth are tabulated in Appendix D.
Rights:	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11681/2759
Appears in Collections:	Research Report