Frazil Ice in the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone

Frazil ice, consisting of loose disc-shaped ice crystals, is the first ice that forms in the annual cycle in the marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the Antarctic. A sufficient number of frazil ice crystals form the surface “grease ice” layer, playing a fundamental role in the freezing processes in the MIZ....

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Published in:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Main Authors: Felix Paul, Tommy Mielke, Carina Schwarz, Jörg Schröder, Tokoloho Rampai, Sebastian Skatulla, Riesna R. Audh, Ehlke Hepworth, Marcello Vichi, Doru C. Lupascu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Subjects:
marginal ice zone
Antarctic
frazil ice
sea ice
grease ice
rheology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/6/647

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