| Term: | Flaw |
| Definition: |
A narrow separation zone between pack ice and fast ice filled with continuous small ice cake with some small floes, where the pieces of ice are in chaotic state; it forms when drift ice moves under the effect of a strong wind or current along the fast ice boundary. Flaws also form at drift divides. Bushuyev
A narrow separation zone between pack ice and fast ice, where the pieces of ice are in a chaotic state; it forms when pack ice shears under the effect of a strong wind or current along the fast ice boundary. WMOSeaIce Sea ice terminology, describing a narrow separation zone between floating ice and fast ice, where the pieces of ice are in a chaotic state. Flaws form when ice shears, due to a strong wind or current along the fast ice boundary. ECCCanada GCW |