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GLACE HUMMOCKEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Sea ice having a rugged, uneven surface due to the formation of hummocks.

CONT

A lead is a navigable passage through pack ice; when these leads close up again the floes are piled up on one another, and hummocky ice results.

OBS

It has the appearance of smooth hillocks when weathered [and it is a] form of pressure ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Entassement de glaces sous la forme d'un monticule plus ou moins conique, émergeant de la surface glacielle.

CONT

Les chaos de glace sont habituellement produits par les pressions exercées par la marée, les vagues ou l'expansion thermique de la glace dans les lacs.

CONT

De la glace débordante ou des chaos de glace peuvent aussi se former lorsque des masses flottantes sont pressées l'une contre l'autre.

Spanish

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